ear canal

noun

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

Examples of ear canal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Otitis externa, an external ear canal infection, is common with the overuse of headphones. Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024 Many nerves link the base of the brain through the ear canal, the jaw, and down to the diaphragm. Cathie Ericson, Health, 23 May 2024 Designed to be inserted into the ear canal, earplugs can help protect ears from loud noises, foreign objects, and water. Jacqueline Laurean Yates, ABC News, 15 May 2024 An additional type of hearing aid, which fits entirely in the ear canal, is not readily available as an over-the-counter option. Christopher Null, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024 The earpiece part with the driver inside doesn’t dig into your ear canal like an IEM (earphones with silicone tips). Andrew Williams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The researchers conducted a hearing loss test that involves placing electrodes in the participants’ ear canals and on their scalps to measure activity in the inner ear auditory nerve and the brain in response to clicking sounds. Katie Mogg, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023 Otitis externa, an infection of the external ear canal, is common with overuse of headphones. Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2024 To figure out how the brain coordinates the two systems, Groh and her co-authors placed small microphones in the ear canal. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2023

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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 7 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

ear canal

noun

Medical Definition

ear canal

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