Synonym: auditory tube. ... Origin: oto-+ G. Salpinx, trumpet ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′tō-sal′pingks Synonyms: pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
otosalpinx Tuba auditiva or auditory tube. A channel lined with mucous membrane, that establishes communication between the tympanic cavity and the nasopharynx and serves to adjust the pressure of gas in the cavity to the external pressure, as well as for mucociliary clearance of the middle ear.