| atrium meatus medii | The anterior expanded portion of the middle meatus of the nose, just above the vestibule. Synonym: atrium meatus medii, atrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bony part of external acoustic meatus | The medial two-thirds of the external acoustic meatus which is formed as the tympanic plate of the temporal bone develops; it extends approximately 16 mm. From its junction with the cartilaginous part to the tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus meatus acustici interni | An alternate term for labyrinthine artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage of acoustic meatus | The cartilage that forms the wall of the lateral part of the external acoustic meatus. It is incomplete above and is firmly attached to the margins of the bony part of the external meatus. Synonym: cartilago meatus acustici, meatal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilaginous part of external acoustic meatus | The lateral third of the external acoustic meatus which is continuous with the auricular cartilage and attached to the circumference of the bony part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago meatus acustici | The cartilage that forms the wall of the lateral part of the external acoustic meatus. It is incomplete above and is firmly attached to the margins of the bony part of the external meatus. Synonym: cartilago meatus acustici, meatal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meatus | <anatomy> A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. Origin: L, a going, passage, fr. Meare to go. (11 Mar 1998) |
| meatus acusticus externus | The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus. Synonym: meatus acusticus externus, acoustic meatus, antrum auris, auditory canal, external auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meatus acusticus internus | internal acoustic meatus |
| meatus nasi | Any of three passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projection of the conchae: middle nasal meatus, lies below the inferior concha; middle nasal meatus, lies between the middle and inferior conchae; superior nasal meatus, lies between the superior and middle conchae. Synonym: meatus nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meatus nasopharyngeus | The posterior part of the nasal cavity from the posterior limits of the conchae to the choanae. Synonym: meatus nasopharyngeus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meatus urinarius | The slitlike opening of the urethra in the glans penis, the external orifice of the urethra (in the female) in the vestibule, usually upon a slight elevation, the papilla urethrae. Synonym: ostium urethrae externum, external opening of urethra, meatus urinarius, orificium urethrae externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal meatus | Any of three passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projection of the conchae: middle nasal meatus, lies below the inferior concha; middle nasal meatus, lies between the middle and inferior conchae; superior nasal meatus, lies between the superior and middle conchae. Synonym: meatus nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve of external acoustic meatus | A branch of the auriculotemporal nerve supplying the lining of the external acoustic meatus. Synonym: nervus meatus acustici externi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nervus meatus acustici externi | A branch of the auriculotemporal nerve supplying the lining of the external acoustic meatus. Synonym: nervus meatus acustici externi. (05 Mar 2000) |