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Definition of Auditory tube

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

Medical Definition of Auditory tube

1. A tube leading from the tympanic cavity to the nasopharynx; it consists of an osseous (posterolateral) portion at the tympanic end, and a fibrocartilaginous (anteromedial) portion at the pharyngeal end; where the two portions join, in the region of the sphenopetrosal fissure, is the narrowest portion of the tube (isthmus); the auditory tube enables equalization of pressure within the tympanic cavity with ambient air pressure, referred to commonly as "popping of the ears". Synonym: tuba auditiva, tuba auditoria, eustachian tube, guttural duct, otopharyngeal tube, otosalpinx, pharyngotympanic tube, salpinx, tuba acustica, tuba eustachiana, tuba eustachii. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Auditory tube

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"On its lateral wall is the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, ... Behind the ostium of the auditory tube is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa ..."

2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"The auditory tube is the passage which places the tympanic cavity in communication with the pharynx. Through it air reaches the tympanic ..."

3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"... AND auditory tube Cavum Tympani or Middle Ear. — The tympanic cavity is a small chamber, containing air, which is placed between the bottom of the ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The auditory tube is necessary for normal hearing It allows the air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane to be equal, and this permits the ..."

5. The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1818)
"In the earlier periods of life, when the condyles have not the power of extensive motion, the auditory tube does not exist; its place being occupied by a ..."

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