Eustachian tube

English

Etymology

Named after Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtjuːb/
(yod-dropping) IPA^(key): /juˈsteɪʃən ˈtuːb/

Noun

Eustachian tube (plural Eustachian tubes)

(anatomy) In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.
Synonyms: auditory tube, pharyngotympanic tube, salpinx

Derived terms

Eustachian tube dysfunction

Translations

tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear

Azerbaijani: yevstax borusu
Catalan: trompa d’Eustaqui f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 耳咽管 (zh) (ěryānguǎn)
Czech: Eustachova trubice (cs) f
Danish: eustatisk rør n
Dutch: buis van Eustachius
Finnish: korvatorvi f
French: trompe d’Eustache (fr) f, trompe auditive (fr) f, tube auditif (fr) m
German: Ohrtrompete (de) f
Greek: ευσταχιανή σάλπιγγα (el) f (efstachianí sálpinga)
Hungarian: Eustach-kürt, fülkürt (hu)
Icelandic: kokhlust f
Indonesian: saluran eustachi
Irish: feadán Eostach m
Italian: tuba di Eustachio f
Japanese: 耳管 (ja) (じかん, jikan), エウスタキオ管 (eusutakiokan)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: coga ostakî f
Lithuanian: Eustachijaus vamzdis m
Malayalam: യൂസ്റ്റേക്കിയൻ നാളി (yūsṟṟēkkiyaṉ nāḷi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: øretrompet m

Nynorsk: øretrompet m
Polish: trąbka Eustachiusza f
Portuguese: tubo de Eustáquio m
Romanian: trompa lui Eustache (ro) f
Russian: евста́хиева труба́ (ru) f (jevstáxijeva trubá)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Еустàхијева ту́ба f

Roman: Eustàhijeva túba f
Slovak: Eustachova trubica f
Slovene: Evstahijeva cev f
Spanish: trompa de Eustaquio f
Swedish: örontrumpet (sv) c
Thai: ท่อหู (tɔ̂ɔ hǔu)
Turkish: Östaki borusu
Ukrainian: євста́хієва труба f (jevstáxijeva truba)

Further reading

Category:Eustachian tube on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons