external acoustic meatus

Term ID

UBERON:0001352

Synonyms

• auditory canal
• auditory meatus
• ear canal
• external acoustic tube
• external auditory canal
• external auditory meatus
• external auditory tube

Definition

A tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear. The human ear canal extends from the pinna to the eardrum and is about 26 mm in length and 7 mm in diameter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_acoustic_meatus

References

• EHDAA2:0000460
• EHDAA:8975
• EMAPA:17588
• EV:0100356
• GAID:864
• MA:0000260
• MESH:D004424
• NCIT:C12498
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvli-nZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0013444
• VHOG:0000977
• galen:ExternalAuditoryMeatus
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_acoustic_meatus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0013444
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181178004

Ontology

Cell Ontology