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mea·tus (mē āt′əs)

noun pl. meatuses -·tuses or meatus -·tus

a ductlike passage within the body or the external opening of such a passage, as in the ear, nose, or urethra

Etymology: LL, avenue of sensation in the body < L, a passage, pp. of meare, to go, pass < IE base *mei-, to go

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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