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meatuses

[mee-ey-tuhs]

me·a·tus

[mee-ey-tuhs]
noun, plural -tus·es, -tus. Anatomy.
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin meātus course, channel, equivalent to meā(re) to go, extend, have a course + -tus suffix of v. action

me·a·tal, adjective
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meatus me·a·tus (mē-ā'təs)
n. pl. me·a·tus·es or meatus
A body opening or passage, especially the external opening of a canal.

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