See Also: otopharyngeal tube(medicine)
otopharyngeal(medicine)
Breathing Tube (endotracheal tube)(health)
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Tube(medicine)
T tube(medicine)
air tube(medicine)
tube(dictionary)

Sulster (health) and otopharyngeal tube (medicine)


Sulster (health)


Sulster is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in Other countries. Active ingredient(s): prednisolone sodium phosphate; sulfacetamide sodium.





otopharyngeal tube (medicine)


otopharyngeal tube -->
auditory tube


A tube leading from the tympanic cavity to the nasopharynx; it consists of an osseous (posterolateral) portion at the tympanic end, and a fibrocartilaginous (anteromedial) portion at the pharyngeal end; where the two portions join, in the region of the sphenopetrosal fissure, is the narrowest portion of the tube (isthmus); the auditory tube enables equalization of pressure within the tympanic cavity with ambient air pressure, referred to commonly as "popping of the ears".

Synonym: tuba auditiva, tuba auditoria, eustachian tube, guttural duct, otopharyngeal tube, otosalpinx, pharyngotympanic tube, salpinx, tuba acustica, tuba eustachiana, tuba eustachii.