meatus
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meatus
- /miˈeɪ.təs/ US, UK
- /miˈeɪ.təs/ US
- /miˈeɪˌtus/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtəs
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin meātus (“a going, passing; a way, path, passage”).
noun meatus · meatuses
- A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body. The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penis in males, and in the vulva in females.
-
Ellipsis of acoustic meatus, the passage leading into the ear.
Similar: ear canal
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Talk about this word "meatus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meatus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. meatus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meatus "meatus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meatus.Cite this
@misc{meatus_2026,
title = {meatus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meatus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
