Meaning Auditory tube
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Auditory tubeThe tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of this tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle ear inflammation (otitis media). This tube is also called the otopharyngeal tube (because it connects th [..]
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Auditory tubeA narrow canal that connects the middle ear chamber to the pharynx; also called the eustachian canal. auricle
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Auditory tubeA narrow passageway that connects the upper part of the Throat to the TYMPANIC CAVITY.
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Auditory tubeThe tube of the bone holding the tympanic part of the temporal, the passage leading to the tympanic membrane.
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