See Also: antrum auris(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Auris(medicine)
ala auris(medicine)
columella auris(medicine)
auris media(medicine)
auris interna(medicine)
auris externa(medicine)
incisura anterior auris(medicine)
isthmus cartilaginis auris(medicine)

antrum auris (medicine)


antrum auris -->
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.