CONCHA
\kənt͡ʃˈa], \kəntʃˈa], \k_ə_n_tʃ_ˈa]\
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The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.
By Oddity Software
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The cavity which opens into the meatus; the external ear; a projection from the lateral wall of the olfactory organ.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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A liquid measure, amongst the Athenians, equal to half an ounce. Anatomist apply this term to several hollow parts of the body; - as the Concha of the Ear,- Concha Auris, Concha Auriculae; (F.) Conque- the hollow part of the cartilage of the external ear. It has, also, been applied to the genital organs of the female; to the patella, &c.
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Patella, Turbinated bone (middle,) Vulva- c. Auris interna, Cochlea- c. Cerebri Infundibulum of the brain- c. Genu, Patella- c. Inferior, Turbinated bone, (inferior) - c. Labyrinthi. Cochlea- c. Morgagniana, Turbinated bone, (superior) - c. Narium superior, Turbinated bone, (superior.)
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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