eustachian

[ yōō-stā′shən, -shē-ən, -kē-ən ]

Described by or attributed to Italian anatomist Bartolommeo Eustachio.

Words nearby eustachian

They are nearly all due to catarrhal infection of the middle ear through the Eustachian tube.

The Science of Human Nature |William Henry Pyle
If the Eustachian tube is obstructed, the sound is fainter and more distant.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Note the Eustachian tubes extending from the mouth to the ears.

Elementary Zoology, Second Edition |Vernon L. Kellogg
Adenoids will be described later; here they are mentioned only because they may press upon and close the Eustachian tubes.

Physiology |Ernest G. Martin

This cavity communicates with the mouth by means of a duct called the Eustachian tube.

The Dominion of the Air |J. M. Bacon