| excrescence | A normal outgrowth, a disfiguring addition. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| preauricular | Anterior to the auricle of the ear; denoting lymphatic nodes so situated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes located deep to the parotid fascia and in front of the ear. Synonym: preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular groove | A groove on the pelvic surface of the ilium just lateral to the auricular surface; it is more pronounced in the female. Synonym: paraglenoid groove, paraglenoid sulcus, preauricular sulcus, sulcus paraglenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular point | A point of the posterior root of the zygomatic arch lying immediately in front of the upper end of the tragus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular sulcus | A groove on the pelvic surface of the ilium just lateral to the auricular surface; it is more pronounced in the female. Synonym: paraglenoid groove, paraglenoid sulcus, preauricular sulcus, sulcus paraglenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular tag | Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tag, preauricular | See Tag, ear. (12 Dec 1998) |