| ear, low-set | A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set when the helix (of the ear) meets the cranium at a level below that of a horizontal plane through both inner canthi (the inside corners of the eyes). The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ear, malrotated | See Ear, slanted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ear, slanted | An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Also called a malrotated ear Considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ear-piercer | <zoology> The earwig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ear-shell | <zoology> A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis. Synonym: sea-ear. See Abalone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| earache | Pain in the ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| earcockle | <botany> A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eardrop | 1. A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops. 2. <botany> A species of primrose. See Auricula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eardrum | <anatomy> The tympanum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eared | 1. Having (such or so many) ears; used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. 2. <zoology> Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. <zoology> Eared owl, any seal of the family Otariidae, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| earl | A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. Origin: OE. Eorl, erl, AS. Eorl man, noble; akin to OS. Erl boy, man, Icel. Jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. Male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl. <zoology> The needlefish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| earlduck | <zoology> The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Earle L fibrosarcoma | <tumour> A transplantable fibrosarcoma derived from subcutaneous tissue of a mouse of C3H strain, grown in tissue culture to which 20-methylcholanthrene had been added. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Earle's solution | A tissue culture medium containing CaCl2, MgSO4, KCl, NaHCO3, NaCl, NaH2PO4-H2O, and glucose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Earle, Wilton | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1902-1962. See: Earle L fibrosarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |