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eustachian tube

eu·sta·chian tube [ yoo stáysh'n tb ] (plural eu·sta·chian tubes) or Eu·sta·chian tube [ yoo stáysh'n tb ] (plural Eu·sta·chian tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
passage equalizing air pressure in ear: a bony passage extending from the middle ear to the nasopharynx that has a role in equalizing air pressure on both sides of the eardrum

[Mid-18th century. After Bartolomeo Eustachio (1520-1574), Italian anatomist]
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