外がい聴ちょう道どう

noun

ear canal; external auditory canal

Anatomical term for the passage from the outer ear to the eardrum. Synonymous with 外耳道 (がいじどう), which is more common in everyday medical contexts.

See also: 外耳道

• 外がい聴ちょう道どうに異い物ぶつが入はいると、聴ちょう力りょくに影えい響きょうが出でることがあります。

  If a foreign object enters the ear canal, it can affect hearing.