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AUDITORY APPARATUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
All of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("auditory apparatus" is a kind of...):
apparatus ((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function)
Meronyms (parts of "auditory apparatus"):
inner ear; internal ear; labyrinth (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)
external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)
middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)
Domain category:
otology (the branch of medicine concerned with the ear)
Holonyms ("auditory apparatus" is a part of...):
auditory system (the sensory system for hearing)
