auditory canal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

auditory canal
    n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
         the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
         meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
         canal}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Auditory \Au"di*to*ry\, a. [L. auditorius.]
   Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of
   hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See {Ear}.
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   {Auditory canal} (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus
      or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.
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