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Noun: auditory canal
  1. Either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
    "Earwax can accumulate in the auditory canal, sometimes requiring removal";
    - auditory meatus, acoustic meatus, ear canal, external auditory canal

Derived forms: auditory canals

Type of: meatus

Part of: external ear, outer ear

Encyclopedia: Auditory canal