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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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