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Definition of Eustachian tube noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Eustachian tube

noun
 
/juːˈsteɪʃn tjuːb/
 
/juːˈsteɪʃn tuːb/
(anatomy)
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  1. a narrow tube that joins the throat to the middle ear
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: named after Bartolomeo Eustachio (died 1574), the Italian anatomist who identified and described it.
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