- auricular point
- auricular point n the center of the external auditory canal
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auricular point — noun the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus • Syn: ↑auriculare • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point • Part Holonyms: ↑auditory meatus, ↑acoustic meatus, ↑ear canal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
supra-auricular point — a point at the root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, directly superior to the auricular point … Medical dictionary
supra-auricular point — noun : a craniometric point at the top of the external auditory meatus vertically above the auricular point see craniometry illustration … Useful english dictionary
point — 1. SYN: punctum. 2. A sharp end or apex. 3. A slight projection. 4. A stage or condition reached, as the boiling p. 5. To become ready to open, said of an abscess or boil the wall of which is becoming thin and about to rupture. 6. In mathematics … Medical dictionary
auricular height — noun 1. anthropology : cranial height as measured from the auditory point to the vertex 2. anthropology : the vertical section of the triangle formed by the distance between the poria and that from each porion to the bregma … Useful english dictionary
craniometric point — noun a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken • Hypernyms: ↑landmark • Hyponyms: ↑acanthion, ↑asterion, ↑auriculare, ↑auricular point, ↑bregma, ↑condylion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
preauricular point — a point on the posterior root of the zygomatic arch just anterior to the auricular point … Medical dictionary
line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of … Medical dictionary
auriculare — A craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus; or, in certain cases, the middle of the upper edge of this opening. SYN: auricular point. [L. auricularis, pertaining to the ear] * * * au·ric·u … Medical dictionary
auriculare — noun the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus • Syn: ↑auricular point • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point • Part Holonyms: ↑auditory meatus, ↑acoustic meatus, ↑ear canal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
