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AUDITORY CANAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

acoustic meatus; auditory canal; auditory meatus; ear canal; external auditory canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("auditory canal" is a kind of...):

meatus (a natural body passageway)

Meronyms (parts of "auditory canal"):

auricular point; auriculare (the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus)

Holonyms ("auditory canal" is a part of...):

external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)

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 Context examples: 

An adenoma or carcinoma that arises from the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal.

(Ceruminous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign epithelial neoplasm derived from ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal.

(External Auditory Canal Ceruminous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension intended for administration either on the outer ear or into the auditory canal.

(Otic Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the internal auditory canal, often presenting as an acoustic tumor.

(Inner Ear Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)