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 Translation for 'external ear' from English to Latin
NOUN   an external ear | external ears
SYNO external ear | outer ear
anat.
auricula {f}
(external) ear
anat.
auris {f}
ear
auricula {f}ear lobe
anat.
auricilla {f}
ear lobe
colaphus {m}box on the ear
med.
auriscalpium {n}
ear-pick [medical instrument]
anat.
auricilla {f}
lobe of the ear
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Usage Examples English
  • Several groups of even longer spiny scales are located at the back of the head, the corners of the mouth, the external ear openings, and running posteriorly along both sides of the abdomen.
  • In contrast to traditional hearing aids that amplify sound and send it through the external ear, cochlear implants acquire and process the sound and convert it into electrical energy for subsequent delivery to the auditory nerve.
  • The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal.
  • Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) are sounds that are emitted from the ear without external stimulation and are measurable with sensitive microphones in the external ear canal.
  • The tail of the helix (cauda helicis), which projects outwards from the concha, carries the earlobe with it, causing it to protrude, which physical condition contributes to prominence of the lower pole of the pinna, the external ear.

  • Exposure to high level noise (190 dB SPL) may cause the earmuff to vibrate off the external ear causing a leak which would allow hazardous exposure to dangerous levels of noise.
  • The superior temporal gyrus (STG) is one of three (sometimes two) gyri in the temporal lobe of the human brain, which is located laterally to the head, situated somewhat above the external ear.
  • Reconstructive surgery to treat hearing loss is considered as an option for children older than five, Hearing loss problems also derive from inner ear anomalies because its development is separate from that of the middle and external ear.
  • They are characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent soil from entering their bodies when they are digging.
  • It is an option for patients without external ear canals, when conventional hearing aids with a mold in the ear cannot be used.

  • Injuries of the external ear are typically lacerations of the cartilage or the formation of a hematoma.
  • Middle ear barotrauma (MEBT) is the most common diving injury, being experienced by between 10% and 30% of divers and is due to insufficient equilibration of the middle ear. External ear barotrauma may occur if air is trapped in the external auditory canal.
  • The genus "Cophosaurus" and the genus "Holbrookia" are both characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent sand from entering their bodies as they dig.
  • The simple term "ear piercing" usually refers to an earlobe piercing, whereas piercings in the upper part of the external ear are often referred to as "cartilage piercings".
  • Type II: The auricle is in a hook or 'S' shape; external ear is only moderately abnormal.

  • The words 'otariid' and 'otary' come from the Greek " [...] " meaning "little ear", referring to the small but visible external ear flaps (pinnae), which distinguishes them from the phocids.
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