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auditory meatus

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Noun1.auditory meatusauditory meatus - either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
acoustic meatus, auditory canal, ear canal, external auditory canal
auricular point, auriculare - the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
meatus - a natural body passageway
external ear, outer ear - the part of the ear visible externally


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29) The operational definitions for postural assessment used in this study were as follows: a subject was identified as having a forward head if the subject's external auditory meatus was anteriorly deviated (anterior to the lumbar spine), (29) and the shoulders were identified as protracted if the acromion was noted to be anteriorly deviated (anterior to the lumbar spine).
Development of a clinical prediction rule for guiding treatment of a ... by Eberhart, Sarah L. / Physical Therapy
Examination revealed a firm, nontender lesion behind the left pinna and a large lesion in the conchal bowl that completely occluded the external auditory meatus (figure 1, A).
Neurofibroma of the pinna by Yung, Matthew W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The first branchial cleft becomes the external auditory meatus, and the first branchial pouch gives rise to the middle ear and eustachian tube.
A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass in an ... by Spiegel, Joseph R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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