n.
Pronunciation: m ē - ' ā -t ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural me · a · tus · es \ -t ə -s ə z \ or me · a · tus \ - ' ā -t ə s, - ˌ tüs \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, going, passage, from meare to go ― more at PERMEATE
Date: 1580
: a natural body passage