| bear's-ear | <botany> A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| benign ear cyst | A disorder where there are noncancerous lumps or growths within the ear canal or on the pinna of the ear (external ear). most lumps are sebaceous cysts but some are bony overgrowths known as exostoses (or osteomas). If large enough they may interfere with hearing. In this case surgical removal may be required. (27 Sep 1997) |
| boxer's ear | Thickening and induration of the ear with distortion of contours following extravasation of blood within its tissues. Synonym: boxer's ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cagot ear | An auricle having no lobulus. Origin: a people in the Pyrenees among whom physical stigmata are common (05 Mar 2000) |
| malrotated ear | 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. Slanted ears are 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) |
| cartilage of ear | The cartilage of the auricle. Synonym: cartilago auriculae, cartilage of ear, conchal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vessels of internal ear | Blood vessels of the internal ear, consisting of the labyrinthine artery and its branches and the labyrinthine veins and their tributaries. Synonym: vasa auris internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cauliflower ear | Thickening and induration of the ear with distortion of contours following extravasation of blood within its tissues. Synonym: boxer's ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cauliflower-ear deformity | Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either infection or trauma, resulting in a thickening of the ear. Classically, blood collects (haematoma) between the ear cartilage and the skin. There is a marked thickening of the entire ear which may be so extensive that the shape of the ear becomes unrecognizable. The ear is said to look like a piece of cauliflower. It is typically seen in wrestlers and boxers who have had repeated trauma to the ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glue ear | Middle ear inflammation with thick mucoid effusion caused by long-standing eustachian tube obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| midas's ear | <marine biology> A pulmonate mollusk (Auricula, or Ellobium, aurismidae); so called from resemblance to a human ear. See: Midas. (19 Mar 1998) |
| pit, ear | Tiny pit in front of the ear. Also preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More common in blacks than whites and in females than males. Can recur in families. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Morel's ear | A large, misshapen, outstanding auricle, with obliterated grooves and thinned edges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white-ear | <zoology> The wheatear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mouse-ear | <botany> The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other species of the same genus. A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella). Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and C. Viscosum). Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb (Sisymbrium Thaliana). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |