ear canal

noun

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

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The trade-off is that music or podcasts can get masked easily by loud or chaotic environments, especially with buds that keep your ear canals fully exposed. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024 Sir Flaps-a-Lot and its kind have ears as long as almost 1.5 inches that funnel sound into the ear canal. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Lidocaine iontophoresis: During this procedure, lidocaine solution is inserted into the ear canal. Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024 By Ashley Mateo October 30, 2024 7:07 AM EDT Open-ear headphones tend to dangle over the ear, blasting sound at the ear canal or conducting it through the jawbone. Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ear canal 

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ear canal was in 1859

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“Ear canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ear%20canal. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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ear canal

noun

Medical Definition

ear canal

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