| NOUN | body | auditory apparatus | all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears |
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| Meaning | All of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears. | |
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| Category | otology | The branch of medicine concerned with the ear |
| Part of | auditory system | The sensory system for hearing |
| Parts | external ear, outer ear | The part of the ear visible externally |
| inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth | A complex system of interconnecting cavities | |
| middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | The main cavity of the ear | |
| Broader | apparatus | (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function |
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