What does meatus mean?
Definitions for meatus
miˈeɪ təsmea·tus
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Princeton's WordNet
meatusnoun
a natural body passageway
Wiktionary
meatusnoun
A tubular opening or passage in the body.
The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penis in males, and in the vulva in females.
Etymology: From meatus.
Wikipedia
Meatus
In anatomy, a meatus (, mee-AY-təs), plural "meatus" or "meatuses", is a natural body opening or canal.
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meatus
A meatus is a natural opening, passage or channel within the body. It usually refers to a tube-like structure in human anatomy used for the passage of fluids. For example, the auditory meatus is the opening in the ear leading to the eardrum.
Webster Dictionary
Meatus
a natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. See Illust. of Ear
Etymology: [L., a going, passage, fr. meare to go.]
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Meatus
In anatomy, a meatus is a natural body opening or canal. Examples include: ⁕the external acoustic meatus, the opening of the ear canal ⁕The internal auditory meatus, a canal in the temporal bone of the skull ⁕the urinary meatus, which is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penis in males, and in the vulva in females ⁕the superior meatus, middle meatus and inferior meatus of the nose
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Meatus
mē-ā′tus, n. a passage or canal, as the urethral meatus.—adj. Meā′tal.—n. Meat′oscope, an instrument for examining the urethral or other meatus. [L. meātus—meāre, to go.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of meatus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of meatus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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