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Eustachian tube
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English
thumb|Eustachian tube numbered 12.
Etymology
en Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi =.
Pronunciation
en /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtjuːb/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eustachian tube.wav Southern England
en /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtuːb/ yod-dropping
Noun
en anatomy In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
en auditory tube pharyngotympanic tube salpinx
en 2016 Rick Riordan Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor 20 Ice water trickled down my eustachian tubes, leaving a cold, bitter taste in my mouth.
Derived terms
en Eustachian tube dysfunction
Translations
tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear
Azerbaijani: az yevstax borusu
Catalan: ca trompa d’Eustaqui f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 耳咽管 ěryānguǎn
Czech: cs Eustachova trubice f
Danish: da eustatisk rør n
Dutch: nl buis van Eustachius
Finnish: fi korvatorvi f
French: fr trompe d’Eustache f, fr trompe auditive f, fr tube auditif m
German: de Ohrtrompete f
Greek: el ευσταχιανή σάλπιγγα f
Hungarian: hu Eustach-kürt, hu fülkürt
Icelandic: is kokhlust f
Indonesian: id saluran eustachi
Irish: ga feadán Eostach m
Italian: it tuba di Eustachio f
Japanese: ja 耳管 じかん, jikan, ja エウスタキオ管 eusutakiokan
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr coga ostakî f
Lithuanian: lt Eustachijaus vamzdis m
Malayalam: ml യൂസ്റ്റേക്കിയൻ നാളി
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb øretrompet m
Nynorsk: nn øretrompet m
Polish: pl trąbka Eustachiusza f
Portuguese: pt tubo de Eustáquio m
Romanian: ro trompa lui Eustache f
Russian: ru евста́хиева труба́ f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Еустàхијева ту́ба f
Latin: sh Eustàhijeva túba f
Slovak: sk Eustachova trubica f
Slovene: sl Evstahijeva cev f
Spanish: es trompa de Eustaquio f
Swedish: sv örontrumpet c
Thai: th ท่อหู tɔ̂ɔ hǔu
Turkish: tr Östaki borusu
Ukrainian: uk євста́хієва труба f
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