internal auditory canal

== English == === Noun === internal auditory canal (plural internal auditory canals) (anatomy) A short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the labyrinthine artery. Synonyms: internal acoustic meatus, internal auditory meatus Coordinate term: external auditory canal ==== Translations ==== === See also === ear canal === References === “internal auditory canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === internal auditory meatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia