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auditory tube

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Noun1.auditory tubeauditory tube - either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
Eustachian tube
salpinx - a tube in the uterus or the ear
middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear


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Since Italian anatomist Bartolommeo Eustachio (1524-1574) first described the auditory tube (eustachian tube) in 1563, research has shown that it has three main functions: ventilation, protection, and clearance of the middle ear.
Unusual cartilaginous lesion of the torus tubarius as a cause of ... by Yanagisawa, Eiji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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