Meatus Definition

mē-ātəs
meatuses
noun
A ductlike passage within the body or the external opening of such a passage, as in the ear, nose, or urethra.
Webster's New World
Plural form of meatus.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Meatus

Noun

Singular:
meatus
Plural:
meatuses

Origin of Meatus

  • Latin meātus passage from past participle of meāre to pass mei-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin meātus (“a course, passing").

    From Wiktionary

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