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ear canal






ear canal   
noun

Definition of ear canal

: the tubular passage of the outer ear leading to the tympanic membrane



Recent Examples on the Web


//Swimmer's ear happens when constant exposure to cold water irritates tissues in the ear canal, causing bony growths to form.
— Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Neanderthals suffered from a veritable epidemic of swimmer’s ear," 19 Aug. 2019
//Charlie Hunnam, who played the lead, had had to be airlifted out at one point after waking up with an insect flapping deep in his ear canal.
— Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, "James Gray’s Journey from the Outer Boroughs to Outer Space," 9 Sep. 2019
//As someone who has endured countless years of Samuel Granule's orders being bellowed into his ear canals, Nolan knows exactly what to do when the clipboard emerges.
— SI.com, "Three Years On: How 2019 England Might Have Looked if Sam Allardyce Was Still in Charge," 4 Sep. 2019
//But a Kansas City woman was horrified to learn that, in her case, that waterlogged feeling was actually caused by a venomous brown recluse spider lodged in her ear canal.
— Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "This woman thought she had water in her ear. Doctors pulled out a spider.," 24 Aug. 2019
//Skip to main content Protect your ears: A Missouri woman who attributed the discomfort in her ears to an allergy shot found a venomous spider in her ear canal.
— Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "Woman finds venomous brown recluse spider in her ear after complaining of earache," 23 Aug. 2019
//Soon, two nurses, three medical students and a doctor joined the assistant in the tiny exam room to break the news--a spider had set up shop in her ear canal.
— Scottie Andrew, CNN, "She thought there was water in her ear. Turns out it was a venomous spider," 23 Aug. 2019
//The term in-ear monitor can really apply to any earbud-type headphone designed with an earpiece that partially enters your ear canal.
— Jim Rossman, The Seattle Times, "Tech review: Simgot in-ear monitors offer great sound and a great price," 13 Apr. 2019
//The main bulk of the earbud sticks out a bit, while the ear tip slides into your ear canal.
— Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Sony's WF-1000XM3 earbuds reign supreme in the true wireless world," 26 July 2019


First Known Use of ear canal

1859, in the meaning defined above



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