Eustachian tube

•  Language: English
  • • Substantive
    • ►▼ Eustachian tube[Edit] : In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        word class	substantive

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	En los humanos y otros vertebrados terrestres, tubo que une la faringe con la cavidad del oído medio para permitir la ecualización de la presión en ambos lados del tímpano.
        English	In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
        French	Chez l'homme et autres vertébrés terrestres, un tube qui relie le pharynx à la cavité de l'oreille moyenne afin de permettre l'égalisation de la pression des deux côtés de la membrane du tympan.
        Italian	Condotto complesso che mette in comunicazione il rinofaringe con l'orecchio medio. Principale muscolo dilatatore della tuba è il tensore del velo-pendulo, la cui attività è fondamentale per l'espletamento della funzione ventilatoria.
        Turkish	İnsan ve diğer kara omurgalılarında, boğazı orta kulağa bağlıyan ve kulak zarının iki tarafındaki basıncın dengelenmesini sağlayan bir kanal.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Castilian	trompa auditiva	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	trompa de Estaquillo	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	tubo faringotimpánico	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	tubo timpánico	show ▼hide ▲
        	Catalan	trompa d'Eustaqui	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	auditory tube	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	pharyngotympanic tube	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	trompe auditive	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	trompe d’Eustache	show ▼hide ▲
        	Hebrew	חצוצרת השמע	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	tromba di Eustachio	show ▼hide ▲
        	Japanese	耳管	show ▼hide ▲
        	Latin	tuba auditiva	show ▼hide ▲
        	Latin	tuba auditoria	show ▼hide ▲
        	Malay	യൂസ്റ്റേക്കിയൻ നാളി	show ▼hide ▲
        	Persian	شیپور استاش	show ▼hide ▲
        	Portuguese	tuba auditiva	show ▼hide ▲
        	Turkish	Östaki borusu	show ▼hide ▲

      • ►▼ Semantic annotations

        Property	Value
        holonym	head
        Wikidata ID	Q320561
        Commons category	Category:Eustachian tube
        Image from Commons	Eustachian Tube
        topic	anatomy

      • ►▼ Class membership

        Class
        body part