See Also: external auditory meatus(medicine)
internal auditory meatus(medicine)
fundus of internal auditory meatus(medicine)
external acoustic meatus(medicine)
orifice of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
opening of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
isthmus of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
nerve of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
cartilaginous part of external acoustic meatus(medicine)

external auditory meatus (medicine)


external auditory meatus -->
external acoustic meatus


The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus.

Synonym: meatus acusticus externus, acoustic meatus, antrum auris, auditory canal, external auditory meatus.