Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


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

Derived forms: Eustachian tubes

Type of: salpinx

Part of: middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum

Encyclopedia: Eustachian tube

Nearest

eurythmy
eurytopic
Eusebius
Eusebius Hieronymus
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
Euskadi ta Askatasuna
eusocial
eusporangiate
eusporangium
Eustachian tube
Eustachio
eustasy
eustatic
Eustoma
Eustoma grandiflorum
Eutamias
Eutamius asiaticus
Eutamius sibiricus
eutectic
eutectoid steel