咽 鼓 管

yān gǔ guǎndictionary entry

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear) / auditory tube

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Original source entry:

咽鼓管 咽鼓管 [yan1 gu3 guan3] /Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)/auditory tube/

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