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- noun a
projection of theauricle of theear extending to thetragus
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Examples
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Across the intertragical notch is the prominence known as the antitragus, part of the stiff cartilaginous shelf from which hangs the fleshy auricular lobule earlobe.
Archive 2009-06-01 James Gurney 2009
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Across the intertragical notch is the prominence known as the antitragus, part of the stiff cartilaginous shelf from which hangs the fleshy auricular lobule earlobe.
The Anatomy of the Ear James Gurney 2009
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The different parts of the first division, or external ear, are described by anatomists under the name of the helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus, the lobe, cavitas innominata, the scapha, and the concha.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829 Various
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Opposite the tragus, and separated from it by the intertragic notch, is a small tubercle, the antitragus.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 1. The External Ear 1918
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On the tragus and antitragus the hairs are strong and numerous.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 1. The External Ear 1918
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The Antitragicus arises from the outer part of the antitragus, and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 1. The External Ear 1918
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Ears -- lobe descending oval, traversed by a hollow, antitragus concave; lobe separated from cheek.
The Ear in the Wall 1908
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Within the body of the cartilage arises a forked eminence called antihelix, which terminates in a small and short tongue called antitragus.
Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Thomas Garnett 1784
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This design is ideal for the antitragus-challenged; heck, these would stay on even if you were also missing your
NYT > Home Page By DAVID POGUE 2010
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Or, like me, you might have been born without an antitragus.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID POGUE 2010
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