| Noun | 1. | middle ear - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner earauditory apparatus - all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears auditory tube, Eustachian tube - either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum incus, anvil - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes stapes, stirrup - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | |