meatus
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- noun
- /ˈmiːətəs/
- Specialized
:
meato
- The middle meatus appeared to be free of disease.
- auditory meatus
- external meatus
- inferior meatus
Examples
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Examination of the right external auditory meatus revealed that it was filled with a reddish polypoid mass.
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Our examination revealed the presence of a thick mucoid discharge from the right middle meatus.
Academic text (2009) -
Our initial therapy is to clean the meatus or the cavity by dry mopping.
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Examination of the right nasal fossae of Case 2 showed a pink mass in the middle meatus.
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Nasal endoscopy revealed the presence of a tumor at the inferior meatus.
Academic text (2010) -
On nasal endoscopy, a friable mass was observed at the inferior meatus.
Academic text (2010) -
In addition, cholesteatoma may extend into the geniculate ganglion and the internal acoustic meatus.
Academic text (1996) -
Profuse, foul-smelling pus could be seen oozing from the left middle meatus.
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Swab specimens of the middle meatus and sphenoethmoid recess were aseptically obtained endoscopically and cultured for aerobes.
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The middle meatus appeared to be free of disease.
Synonyms
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A wide channel in the body that holds blood instead of a normal vessel
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A passage in the outer ear from the ear opening to the eardrum
A passage inside the nose between curved bony ridges
A short passage in the outer ear leading to the eardrum
A shallow hollow in an organ, for example in the brain
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word meatus comes from the Latin verb meare, which means 'to go'. So a meatus is a natural 'passage' or opening in the body, a place where things go through.