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Get to know Meatus better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like passage or passageway.

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Meatus in a sentence

Meatus meaning

  1. A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
  2. Ellipsis of acoustic meatus, the passage leading into the ear.

Synonyms of Meatus

passage passageway

Related words

Other words often associated with Meatus or its synonyms:

enactment section journey passing legislating structure way transit legislation subdivision journeying transition

Using Meatus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body. | Ellipsis of acoustic meatus, the passage leading into the ear.
  • Useful related words include: passage, passageway.
  • In the example corpus, meatus often appears in combinations such as: urethral meatus.

Context around Meatus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

urethral 2× urethrae 1× acoustic 1× urinary 1×

Often after:

apart 1×

Sentence patterns with Meatus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

external urethral meatus 2× canal or meatus to describe 1× external acoustic meatus which lies 1× the urethrae meatus 1× the urinary meatus apart with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

clicks of the 1× in the human 1× in this case 1× some examples of 1× the urethra is 1× urine exits through 1×

Common sentence endings:

external urethral meatus 2× and other abnormalities 1× behind the tmj 1× the urethrae meatus 1× tunnel like structure 1×

Words around Meatus

Just before it in the word index:

meats 406 meatpacking 62 meatpackers 6 meatpacker 4 meatly 2 meatloaf 42

Just after it in the word index:

meatwad 5 meatworks 2 meaty 101 meaux 15 meawhile 4 meaza 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Meatus

  • In this selection, "meatus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, urethral, urethrae, acoustic and apart stand out and add context to how "meatus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include external urethral meatus and canal or meatus to describe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meatus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meatus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Urine exits through the external urethral meatus. (7 words)

In the human male, the urethra is about convert long and opens at the end of the external urethral meatus. (20 words)

The urethra is visually examined by spreading the urinary meatus apart with two gloved fingers, and examining the opening for redness, discharge and other abnormalities. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

In this case, the clitoris, labia minora are excised and incisions made in the labia majora to create raw surfaces that are then either stitched together or kept in close contact until they seal and form a cover for the urethrae meatus. (42 words)

Clicks of the joint may also be palpated, over the joint itself in the preauricular region, or via a finger inserted in the external acoustic meatus, which lies directly behind the TMJ. (32 words)

Some examples of terms used to describe bones include the term "foramen" to describe a hole through which something passes, and a "canal" or "meatus" to describe a tunnel-like structure. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

In this case, the clitoris, labia minora are excised and incisions made in the labia majora to create raw surfaces that are then either stitched together or kept in close contact until they seal and form a cover for the urethrae meatus.

Clicks of the joint may also be palpated, over the joint itself in the preauricular region, or via a finger inserted in the external acoustic meatus, which lies directly behind the TMJ.

In the human male, the urethra is about convert long and opens at the end of the external urethral meatus.

Some examples of terms used to describe bones include the term "foramen" to describe a hole through which something passes, and a "canal" or "meatus" to describe a tunnel-like structure.

The urethra is visually examined by spreading the urinary meatus apart with two gloved fingers, and examining the opening for redness, discharge and other abnormalities.

Urine exits through the external urethral meatus.

Common combinations with meatus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "meatus" in a sentence?
An example: "In this case, the clitoris, labia minora are excised and incisions made in the labia majora to create raw surfaces that are then either stitched together or kept in close contact until they seal and form a cover for the urethrae meatus." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "meatus" from authentic English texts.
What does "meatus" mean?
Meatus means: A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
What are synonyms of "meatus"?
Common synonyms of "meatus" include: passage, passageway.
How many example sentences with "meatus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "meatus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.