Meanings
eustachian tube1
plural eustachian tubes
- Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian tube.
Eustachian tube2
plural Eustachian tubes
- anatomyIn humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
Ice water trickled down my eustachian tubes, leaving a cold, bitter taste in my mouth.
2016, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor, page 20Synonyms: auditory tube, pharyngotympanic tube, salpinx
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
More synonyms by meaning
nouneither of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan trompa d’Eustaqui
- trompa d’Eustaquitube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Chinese Mandarin 耳咽管
- 耳咽管 (ěryānguǎn)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Czech Eustachova trubice
- Eustachova trubicetube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Danish eustatisk rør
- eustatisk rørtube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Dutch buis van Eustachius
- buis van Eustachiustube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Finnish korvatorvi
- korvatorvitube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
French trompe d’Eustache, trompe auditive
- trompe d’Eustachetube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
- trompe auditivetube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
- tube auditiftube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
German Ohrtrompete
- Ohrtrompetetube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Greek ευσταχιανή σάλπιγγα
- ευσταχιανή σάλπιγγα (efstachianí sálpinga)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Hungarian Eustach-kürt, fülkürt
- Eustach-kürttube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
- fülkürttube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Icelandic kokhlust
- kokhlusttube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Indonesian saluran eustachi
- saluran eustachitube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Irish feadán Eostach
- feadán Eostachtube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Italian tuba di Eustachio
- tuba di Eustachiotube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Japanese 耳管, エウスタキオ管
- 耳管 (jikan)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
- エウスタキオ管 (eusutakiokan)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Lithuanian Eustachijaus vamzdis
- Eustachijaus vamzdistube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Norwegian Bokmål øretrompet
- øretrompettube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Polish trąbka Eustachiusza
- trąbka Eustachiuszatube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Portuguese tubo de Eustáquio
- tubo de Eustáquiotube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Romanian trompa lui Eustache
- trompa lui Eustachetube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Russian евста́хиева труба́
- евста́хиева труба́ (jevstáxijeva trubá)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Slovak Eustachova trubica
- Eustachova trubicatube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Spanish trompa de Eustaquio
- trompa de Eustaquiotube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Swedish örontrumpet
- örontrumpettube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Thai ท่อหู
- ท่อหู (tɔ̂ɔ hǔu)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Turkish Östaki borusu
- Östaki borusutube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Ukrainian євста́хієва труба
- євста́хієва труба (jevstáxijeva truba)tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Cite this entry
eustachian tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eustachian%20tube
“eustachian tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eustachian%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eustachian tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eustachian%20tube.
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