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Definition of External ear

1. Noun. The part of the ear visible externally.

Definition of External ear

1. Noun. The outer ear. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of External ear

1. Which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. See: auricle. Synonym: auris. Origin: A.S. Eare (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Ear

Literary usage of External ear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen, Marcus Beck (1885)
"AFFECTIONS OF THE external ear AND MEATUS.—Malformations of the lobule are not uncommon. Absence of tbe pinna or such deformity as completely to close the ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"THE external ear BONE IN CERTAIN RODENTS. By JA ALLEN. ... This external ear bone is situated at the front lower border of the meatus and is hinged to it by ..."

3. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"The organ of hearing comprises the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. THE external ear. The external ear consists of the pinna or auricle, ..."

4. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, John Cleland, Allen Thomson (1867)
"THE organ of hearing is divisible into three parts : the external ear, ... THE external ear. In the external car are included the pinna,—the part of the ..."

5. Handbook of Physiology by William Dobinson Halliburton (1913)
"external ear.—The external ear consists of the pinna and the external auditory meatus. The central hollow of the former is named the concha. ..."

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