meatus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a natural body passageway

WordNet


Me*a"tus noun singular & plural
Etymology
L., a going, passage, fr. meare to go.
Wordforms
E plural Meatuses
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. See Illust. of Ear.

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