AUDITORY TUBE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx
   • equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
   Synonym(s)
   • Eustachian tube (what does Eustachian tube mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) auditory tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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