Meaning & use
meatus
A natural opening or passage in the body, such as the external ear canal or urinary opening.
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The doctor examined the external auditory meatus for signs of infection.
Doctors carefully measure the urethral meatus during certain routine pediatric examinations.
A note on using this word
Meatus is a technical anatomical term used mainly in medical contexts, rarely in everyday speech.
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