liz askew May 11, 2007:

Please note that all of the refs from the Merck do NOT have anything about urine/urinary system...?
Sorry about all the "Error! Hyperlink"... don't know what happened there.

liz askew May 11, 2007:

http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_content....


meatal (me·a·tal) (me-a´təl) pertaining to a meatus.

meatus (me·a·tus) (me-a´təs) pl. mea´tus [L., “a way, path, course”] [TA] anatomic nomenclature for a pasageway in the body, especially one opening on the surface.
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acoustic m., bony external m. acusticus externus osseus.
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acoustic m., bony internal m. acusticus internus.
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acoustic m., cartilaginous external m. acusticus externus cartilagineus.
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acoustic m., external m. acusticus externus.
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acoustic m., internal m. acusticus internus.
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m. acus´ticus exter´nus [TA] external acoustic meatus: the passage of the external ear leading to the tympanic membrane, divided into an outer cartilaginous meatus and an inner bony meatus. Called also external auditory m. or canal and m. auditorius externus.

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m. acus´ticus exter´nus cartilagi´neus [TA] cartilaginous external acoustic meatus: the cartilaginous part of the external acoustic meatus, found lateral to the bony part.
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m. acus´ticus exter´nus os´seus bony external acoustic meatus: the opening in the external surface of the temporal bone, posterior to the condyle of the mandible and anterior to the mastoid air cells.
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m. acus´ticus inter´nus [TA] internal acoustic meatus: the passage in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which the facial, intermediate, and vestibulocochlear nerves and the labyrinthine artery pass. Called also internal auditory m. or canal and m. auditorius internus.

liz askew May 11, 2007:

Exactly!

Raquel Dominguez May 11, 2007:

I´m afraid you must specify the region! There are many orifices called meatus. Not only the urethra and the ear have a meatus, the sinuses and the ureters have them too.

liz askew May 11, 2007:

I reckon this is another example of poor English. On seeing this I immediately thought "this must have something to do with the ear".

See:http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:GQ85RxvSCiEJ:www.bristo...


meatal irritation is to do with the ear!!

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