n
(anatomy) An internal auditory meatus.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the auditory cranial nerve and the eyelid
n
(anatomy) The greater wing of the cochlear bone
n
(anatomy) The hollow of the external ear.
n
annulus fibrosus tympani
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of auricularis anterior. [(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the galea aponeurotica, inserts into the helix, and acts to protract the external ear.]
n
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix. [(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.]
n
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
n
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
n
(anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.
n
(anatomy) The appendix of the auricle of the heart.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the middle ear and its antrum
n
(anatomy) The Eustachian tube.
n
(anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.
n
(anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of auricularis. [(anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.]
n
(anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.
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(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the cranial surface of the concha of the external ear, and acts to retract the external ear.
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(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the galea aponeurotica, inserts into the cranial surface of the pinna, and acts to elevate the external ear.
n
Synonym of inner ear (Latin designation)
n
a bony projection in humans and other primates located above eye sockets delimiting the bottom of the forehead
n
The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance)
n
The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
n
(pathology) A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cochlea.
n
(anatomy) The spirally arranged canal in the bony canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti, is triangular in cross section, and is bounded by the vestibular membrane above, by the periosteum-lined wall of the cochlea laterally, and by the basilar membrane below.
n
(anatomy) The round window.
adj
Relating to the cochlea and the lagena
n
(comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
n
(anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
adj
(anatomy, rare) Relating to the auricles of the heart and the cone formed by the inflow tract of the ventricle.
n
(anatomy) A sensory organ of rotation, able to sense angular acceleration and deceleration, found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear; there are three pairs in total.
n
A condition where an ear appears to have its upper portion buried underneath the side of the head.
n
(anatomy) A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation
n
A rare ear condition in which otoliths adhere to a semicircular canal cupula, rendering it heavier than the surrounding endolymph. Upon reorientation of the head relative to gravity, the cupula is weighted down by the dense particles, inducing an immediate and maintained excitation of semicircular canal afferent nerves.
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(medicine, anatomy) A congenital ear condition which often presents as a thickening of the helix at the junction of the upper and middle thirds.
n
(anatomy) Initialism of external auditory meatus. [(anatomy) The ear canal.]
n
(anatomy) The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.
n
Alternative form of eardrum [(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.]
n
(anatomy) Any bone in the ear.
n
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
n
(anatomy) A bone that suspends the eardrum. (tympanum)
adj
(anatomy) Within the cochlea
n
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
adj
(anatomy) Above the middle ear.
n
The upper part of the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
n
(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.
n
Alternative form of Eustachian tube [(anatomy) In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.]
n
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian tube. [(anatomy) In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.]
n
(anatomy) The ear canal.
n
(anatomy) The outer ear.
n
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
n
(anatomy) The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
n
(medicine) The presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear.
adj
Relating to the hypotympanum
n
(anatomy) The lower part of the tympanic cavity (in the middle ear)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the incus and the tympanum
n
(anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
n
(anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.
adj
(anatomy) Between the auricles.
n
(anatomy) A short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the internal auditory artery.
n
(anatomy) The inner ear.
n
A muscle that connects the base of the ear to the middle of the skull.
adj
Within the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
adj
(anatomy) Within the (cavity of the) tympanum
n
(neuroanatomy) Synonym of tympanic nerve.
n
(anatomy) An arched elevation on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone over the superior semicircular canal.
n
(anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
n
(anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct.
n
(anatomy) A vestibular sensory organ located at the apical tip of the cochlea in birds, fish, and amphibians.
n
(anatomy, biology) A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith.
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the malleus.
n
(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
adj
(anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
n
(anatomy) One of the small cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that develop after birth and are filled with air.
n
The conical, nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the jaw and the orbits of the eyes
n
(anatomy) A tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
adj
Relating to the mesotympanum.
adj
Relating to the mesotympanum
n
(anatomy) The middle part of the middle ear, medial to the tympanic membrane
n
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the superior olivary complex and cochlea.
n
(anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
n
(anatomy) A bone inside the ear.
n
(anatomy) The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are located.
n
A hematoma of the external ear
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the mastoid process
n
(anatomy) An auditory ossicle.
n
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.
n
(anatomy) A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear.
n
A mechanoreceptive sense organ in the middle ear of birds
adj
(anatomy) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.
n
(anatomy) A muscle located between the parotid gland and the auricle.
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.
n
(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
adj
(anatomy) Around the ear.
n
An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
n
A bone in the internal ear.
n
(anatomy, zootomy) The auditory capsule.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavity
adj
(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
n
(anatomy) Eustachian tube
n
(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
n
(anatomy) a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear
n
(anatomy) The point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal, and underlying the tragus.
n
(anatomy) A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals.
adj
Alternative form of posttympanic [(anatomy) Situated behind the tympanum]
adj
Alternative form of postauricular [Behind the (external) ear]
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of auricularis posterior. [(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the cranial surface of the concha of the external ear, and acts to retract the external ear.]
n
A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.
n
A translucent, triangular area behind the opercle of some fish (supposed to function in hearing)
adj
(anatomy) relating to a punctum
adj
(anatomy) Behind the auricle (of the ear)
adj
(anatomy) Behind the tympanum
adj
Relating to the nose and the capsule of the eye
n
(anatomy) A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the cochlea of the inner ear.
n
(anatomy) The smaller of the two fluid-filled sacs forming part of the labyrinth of the inner ear (the other being the utricle). It contains a region of hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.
n
(anatomy) Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
n
(anatomy) Any of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal (or lateral) semicircular canal, the superior (or anterior) semicircular canal, and the posterior semicircular canal. They form part of the bony labyrinth.
adj
Alternative form of sinoauricular [(medicine) Synonym of sinoatrial]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the squamous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavity.
n
(anatomy, zootomy) A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stylomastoid foramen.
n
(anatomy) A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of auricularis superior. [(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the galea aponeurotica, inserts into the cranial surface of the pinna, and acts to elevate the external ear.]
adj
(anatomy) above the tympanum
n
(anatomy) An acellular membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear
n
(anatomy) The tectorial membrane that covers the cochlear duct.
n
(anatomy) A covering such as the thin layer of bone in the roof of the middle ear of mammals.
n
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear.
n
(anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing it, from the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone, that is inserted by a long tendon into the manubrium of the malleus near its base, and that serves to adjust the tension of the tympanic membrane.
n
(anatomy) The middle ear.
n
(anatomy) An intrinsic muscle of the outer ear; a short, flattened vertical band on the lateral surface of the tragus.
n
(anatomy) The small piece of thick cartilage on the inner side of the external ear that is immediately in front of and partly closing the ear canal.
adj
(anatomy) Across or through the tympanum
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of transtympanic [(anatomy) Across or through the tympanum]
adj
Of or pertaining to the anatomic region comprising both the eustachian tube and the tympanomastoid cavities.
n
(anatomy) The auditory tube and tympanic cavity considered as a single entity
n
(architecture) A tympanum.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.
n
(anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.
n
(anatomy) A small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.
n
(anatomy, medicine) Synonym of eardrum.
n
(neuroanatomy) A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.
n
(neuroanatomy) A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.
n
An annular tympanic bone, to which the tympanic membrane is attached.
n
(anatomy) The ectotympanic ring; a bony ring that holds the eardrum.
adj
(anatomy) Having the form of a tympanum or of a drum
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.
n
The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.
n
radiographic examination of the tympanum (middle ear)
n
(anatomy) The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in the adult human.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tympanum and the mastoid process
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tympanum and the meatus
n
An examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.
adj
(anatomy) tympanic and parotid
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the tympanum and the inner ear
n
(physiology) Increased hearing of one's own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, and other noises of the upper body; noted especially in disease of the middle ear or of the nasal fossae.
adj
Alternative form of tympanosquamosal [tympanic and squamosal (typically, of the temporal bone)]
n
(anatomy, zootomy) The main portion of the middle ear: the tympanic cavity (cavitas tympani).
n
(medicine) Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
n
(anatomy) The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the utricle and ampulla of the ear.
n
(anatomy) A narrow tube connecting the utricle to the saccule in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
n
(biology, anatomy, botany) Alternative form of utricle. [(anatomy) The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.]
n
(anatomy, now rare) A projecting lamina of bone on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that is continuous with the tympanic plate and surrounds the base of the styloid process.
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The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains.
n
(anatomy) The vestibule of the ear.
n
(anatomy) A line from the root of the nose to the lambda.
n
The Weberian ossicles taken as a whole; the structure connecting the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and auricle.
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