Anatomy
external ear Audio
ex·ter·nal ear
Subclass of:
Ear
Definitions related to external ear:
  • (outer ear) The external part of the ear, as well as the external ear canal and the eardrum.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Includes the ear canal, the cartilages of the auricle (pinna) and the external acoustic meatus (auditory meatus).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Subdivision of auriculotemporal part of head which has its direct parts pinna and external acoustic tube. Examples: Ther are only two external ears.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The external part of the ear.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (ear, external) The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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