Meatus

In anatomy, a meatus is a natural body openingor canal (pl. meatus, pronounced me-a-tuus, or meatuses).

Examples include:

• the auditory meatus, the opening of the ear canal
• the urinary meatus, which is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penisin males, and in the vulvain females

See also:

• mucous membrane

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