咽鼓管

yān gǔ guǎn

Dictionary entry

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)

What does 咽鼓管 mean?

咽鼓管 (yān gǔ guǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)

2auditory tube

Character breakdown

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咽yānthroat; pharynx · narrow pass 鼓gǔold variant of 鼓[gu3]管guǎnvariant of 管[guan3]

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