# meatus

> English word · Noun · IPA /miˈeɪ.təs/

## Definitions
1. A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
2. Ellipsis of acoustic meatus, the passage leading into the ear.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin meātus (“a going, passing; a way, path, passage”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meatus