acoustic meatus

noun

An internal auditory meatus.

Meanings

nounacoustic meatus (plural acoustic meatus or acoustic meatuses)

plural acoustic meatuses

  1. anatomyAn external acoustic meatus.

    Synonyms: ear canal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn external acoustic meatus.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 內耳道 /内耳道, 外耳道
  • 內耳道 /内耳道 (nèi'ěrdào)internal auditory meatus
  • 外耳道 (wài'ěrdào)external acoustic meatus
Finnish kuulohermon kanava, korvakäytävä
  • kuulohermon kanavainternal auditory meatus
  • korvakäytäväexternal acoustic meatus
Polish przewód słuchowy wewnętrzny, przewód słuchowy zewnętrzny
  • przewód słuchowy wewnętrznyinternal auditory meatus
  • przewód słuchowy zewnętrznyexternal acoustic meatus
Portuguese meato acústico, meato auditivo
  • meato acústicointernal auditory meatus
  • meato auditivointernal auditory meatus
  • meato acústicoexternal acoustic meatus
  • meato auditivoexternal acoustic meatus
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APA

acoustic meatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20meatus

MLA

“acoustic meatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20meatus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustic meatus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20meatus.

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