meatus

(mē āt′əs)

noun pl. meatuses or meatus

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

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

See meatus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. me·a·tus·es or meatus

A body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethral canal.

Origin:

Origin: Latin meātus, passage

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of meāre, to pass; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

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