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In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auditory tube, pharyngotympanic tube, salpinx
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auditory tube
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salpinx
Named after Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
yevstax borusu
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Catalan:
trompa d’Eustaqui
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Chinese Mandarin:
耳咽管
(ěryānguǎn)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Czech:
Eustachova trubice
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Danish:
eustatisk rør
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Dutch:
buis van Eustachius
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Finnish:
korvatorvi
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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French:
trompe d’Eustache
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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French:
trompe auditive
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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French:
tube auditif
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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German:
Ohrtrompete
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Greek:
ευσταχιανή σάλπιγγα
(efstachianí sálpinga)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Hungarian:
Eustach-kürt
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Hungarian:
fülkürt
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Icelandic:
kokhlust
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Indonesian:
saluran eustachi
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Irish:
feadán Eostach
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Italian:
tuba di Eustachio
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Japanese:
耳管
(jikan)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Japanese:
エウスタキオ管
(eusutakiokan)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Northern Kurdish:
coga ostakî
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Lithuanian:
Eustachijaus vamzdis
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Malayalam:
യൂസ്റ്റേക്കിയൻ നാളി
(yūsṟṟēkkiyaṉ nāḷi)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Norwegian Bokmål:
øretrompet
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
øretrompet
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Polish:
trąbka Eustachiusza
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Portuguese:
tubo de Eustáquio
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Romanian:
trompa lui Eustache
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Russian:
евста́хиева труба́
(jevstáxijeva trubá)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Serbo-Croatian:
Еустàхијева ту́ба
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Serbo-Croatian:
Eustàhijeva túba
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Slovak:
Eustachova trubica
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Slovene:
Evstahijeva cev
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Spanish:
trompa de Eustaquio
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Swedish:
örontrumpet
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Thai:
ท่อหู
(tɔ̂ɔ hǔu)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Turkish:
Östaki borusu
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
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Ukrainian:
євста́хієва труба
(jevstáxijeva truba)
— tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
