auditory tube

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auditory 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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6,7,12) The middle ear also communicates with the pharyngeal cavity via the auditory tube.

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