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  • It was found that the inner part of the right ear near the tragus and anti-helix of one of the individuals was scratched, and on the following day his hearing returned.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • It was found that the inner part of the right ear near the tragus and anti-helix of one of the individuals was scratched, and on the following day his hearing returned.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • -- Above bright red ferruginous brown; tips of hair darker, paler beneath; ears pointed and external; edge deeply emarginated; internal edge and basal third of external surface hairy; anti-helix well developed; nasal process apparently very similar to that of _R. mitratus_ (_Kellaart_).

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

  • -- Ears large; anti-helix moderately developed; upper leaf triangular acute; tail extending beyond the tibia; color above light brown; paler beneath.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

  • The 17-year-old Hannah Montana star has had 'LOVE' etched onto the anti-helix of her right ear, perhaps as a tribute to her Australian boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, 20.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • The "Hannah Montana" star has inked 'Love' onto the anti-helix of her ear, which is said to be a tribute to her Australian boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

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  • 'Behind and above, the concha is bounded by the anti-helix (e), a curved fold, which commences above the anti-tragus, being separated from that part by a slight depression, passes upward and forward, bifurcates, and then ends in the groove of the helix.'

    (from an 1853 anatomy)

    June 2, 2010