lobule of auricle
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lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
auricle — auricled, adj. /awr i keuhl/, n. 1. Anat. a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. b. Also called auricular appendage. an ear shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. c. (loosely) the atrium. 2. Bot., Zool. a part like … Universalium
lobulus — SYN: lobule. [Mod. L. dim. of lobus, lobe] l. auriculae [TA] SYN: lobule of auricle. l. biventer [TA] SYN: biventer lobule. l. biventralis SYN: biventer lobule. l. centralis corporis cerebelli [TA] SYN: central lobule of cerebellum. l. clivi SYN … Medical dictionary
lobe — 1. One of the subdivisions of an organ or other part, bounded by fissures, sulci, connective tissue septa, or other structural demarcations. 2. A rounded projecting part, as the l. of the ear. SEE ALSO: lobule. 3. One of the larger divisions of… … Medical dictionary
lobulus auriculae — [TA] lobulus auricularis lobule of auricle: the inferior, dependent part of the auricle below the antitragus, which contains fibrous and fatty tissue but no cartilage. Called also earlobe or ear lobe … Medical dictionary
Otoplasty — Otoplasty: the pre operative front aspect (left), and the post operative front aspect (right) of an infantile otopexy (ear pinback) correction to a girl. Otoplasty (Greek ōtoûs, ear + plassein, to shape) denotes the surgical and non surgical… … Wikipedia
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Ear — The ear is the sense organ that detects sounds. The vertebrate ear shows a common biology from fish to humans, with variations in structure according to order and species. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but plays a major role in the… … Wikipedia
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
Ear — The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy textbooks. They are the outer ear (the part we see along the sides of our head behind the temples), the middle ear, and the inner ear. But in terms of function, the… … Medical dictionary
