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EAR 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:
Hypernyms ("ear canal" is a kind of...):
meatus (a natural body passageway)
Meronyms (parts of "ear canal"):
auricular point; auriculare (the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus)
Holonyms ("ear canal" is a part of...):
external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)
Context examples:
"Our research mainly focuses on the acceleration required to get the water out of the ear canal," said Anuj Baskota, Undergraduate Researcher at Cornell University College of Engineering.
(Shaking head to free water in ears could cause brain damage in kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Contributory factors include excessive water exposure (swimmer's ear infection) and cuts in the ear canal.
(External Ear Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
The scientists evaluated different chemical formulations to create a polymer solution that could be injected into the ear canal as a liquid, harden into a gel upon contacting the warm ear drum, and slowly degrade over time.
(Developing novel ear infection treatments, NIH)
Trapped water in the ear canal can cause infection and even damage, but it turns out that one of the most common methods people use to get rid of water in their ears can also cause complications.
(Shaking head to free water in ears could cause brain damage in kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
