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    AUDITORY TUBE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrumplay

    Synonyms:

    auditory tube; Eustachian tube

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("auditory tube" is a kind of...):

    salpinx (a tube in the uterus or the ear)

    Holonyms ("auditory tube" is a part of...):

    middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)

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