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Noun: auditory tube
  1. Either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
    - Eustachian tube

Derived forms: auditory tubes

Type of: salpinx

Part of: middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum

Encyclopedia: Auditory tube

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