eustachian cushion
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Eustachio — Bartolommeo E., Italian anatomist, 1524–1574. See eustachian catheter, eustachian cushion, eustachian tonsil, tuba eustachiana, eustachian tube, eustachian tuber, eustachian valve … Medical dictionary
torus tubarius — torus tu·ba·ri·us t(y)ü ber ē əs n a protrusion on the lateral wall of the nasopharynx marking the pharyngeal end of the cartilaginous part of the eustachian tube * * * [TA] tubal prominence: the projecting posterior lip of the pharyngeal opening … Medical dictionary
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Torus tubarius — Infobox Anatomy Name = Torus tubarius Latin = GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1043 Caption = Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis. (Torus tubarius not labeled.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t 14 DorlandsSuf … Wikipedia
