Eustachian tube

English

Eustachian tube numbered 12.

Etymology

Named after Italian scientist Bartolomeo Eustachi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju.ˈsteɪʃən ˈtjuːb/
• (yod dropping) IPA^(key): /ju.ˈsteɪʃən ˈtuːb/

Noun

Eustachian tube (plural Eustachian tubes)

1. (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