internal auditory canal

English

Noun

internal auditory canal (plural internal auditory canals)

1. (anatomy) A short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the internal auditory artery.

   Synonyms: internal acoustic meatus, internal auditory meatus

   Coordinate term: external auditory canal

Translations

canal in the temporal bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 內耳道／内耳道 (zh) (nèi ěr dào); 內聽道／内听道 (nèi tīng dào)

See also

• ear canal

References

• “internal auditory canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.