internal auditory canal
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[edit]Noun
[edit]internal auditory canal (plural internal auditory canals)
- (anatomy) A short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the internal auditory artery.
- Synonyms: internal acoustic meatus, internal auditory meatus
- Coordinate term: external auditory canal
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[edit]- “internal auditory canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.