Eustachian tube

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eu·sta·chian tube

or Eu·sta·chian tube (yo͞o-stā′shən, -shē-ən, -kē-ən)

n. Anatomy

A slender tube that connects the tympanic cavity with the nasal part of the pharynx and serves to equalize air pressure on either side of the eardrum.

[After Bartolomeo Eustachio.]

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Eustachian tube

(juːˈsteɪʃən)

(Anatomy) a tube that connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalizes the pressure between the two sides of the eardrum

[C18: named after Bartolomeo Eustachio, 16th-century Italian anatomist]

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Eu•sta′chian tube`

(yuˈsteɪ ʃən, -ˈsteɪ ki ən)
n.

(often l.c.) a canal extending from the middle ear to the pharynx.

[1735–45; after B. Eustachio; see -an1]

eu·sta·chian tube

(yo͞o-stā′shən)

A slender tube that connects the middle ear with the upper part of the pharynx, serving to equalize air pressure on either side of the eardrum.

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eustachian tube

(or auditory tube) A tube between the middle ear and the throat. It helps to equalize air pressure.

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Noun

Eustachian tube - either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum

auditory tube

salpinx - a tube in the uterus or the ear

middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

Translations

Eustachian tube

[juːˌsteɪʃənˈtjuːb] N → trompa f de Eustaquio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Eustachian tube

n → eustachische Röhre

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Eustachian tube

[juːˈsteɪʃ/ənˈtjuːb] n → tromba di Eustachio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Eustachian tube

n. trompa de Eustaquio, parte del conducto auditivo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Eustachian tube

n trompa de Eustaquio

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It is administered intranasally and is intended to restore the normal physiologic activity of the Eustachian tube (ET).

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Those methods are known as eustachian tube exercises.

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The eustachian tube (ET) is the conduit, which resupplies the ME by periodically opening to deliver a bolus of gas into the ME to compensate for the decrease in MEP due to the diffusion of ME gases through the mucosa.

Eustachian Tube Function in Adults with Ventilation Tubes Inserted for Otitis Media with Effusion

The Eustachian Tube (ET) is a tube that connects the middle ear cavity and the nasopharynx and provides middle ear ventilation.

Does Nasal Septal Deviation Affect the Eustachian Tube Function and Middle Ear Ventilation?

New imaging techniques for the middle and inner ear are explored as well as innovations to improve Eustachian tube function.

Advances in Hearing Rehabilitation

Through the work of dedicated clinicians and researchers, and with the support of industry, our specialty has another new innovative therapy, balloon eustachian tube (ET) dilatation, or balloon eustachian tuboplasty.

Balloon eustachian tuboplasty and the tragedy of the commons

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The culprit here is the Eustachian tube, a narrow passage between the middle ear and the rear of the nose, near the soft palate.

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Dion has been suffering with a condition in her middle ear known as Patulous Eustachian tube for the past 12 to 18 months.