middle ear
English Thesaurus
1. the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear (noun.body)
| part holonym | : | auditory tube, eustachian tube, |
| definition | : | either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hammer, malleus, |
| definition | : | the ossicle attached to the eardrum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | anvil, incus, |
| definition | : | the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | stapes, stirrup, |
| definition | : | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | auditory apparatus, |
| definition | : | all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears (noun.body) |
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