EXTERNAL EAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does external ear mean? 

• EXTERNAL EAR (noun)
  The noun EXTERNAL EAR has 1 sense:

1. the part of the ear visible externally

  Familiarity information: EXTERNAL EAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXTERNAL EAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the ear visible externally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

external ear; outer ear

Hypernyms ("external ear" is a kind of...):

external organ (an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)

Meronyms (parts of "external ear"):

acoustic meatus; auditory canal; auditory meatus; ear canal; external auditory canal (either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane)

auricle; ear; pinna (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)

Holonyms ("external ear" is a part of...):

auditory apparatus (all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in the external ear region.

(External Ear Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Painful sensation in the external ear region.

(External Ear Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign polypoid growth in the external ear.

(External Ear Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the skin of the external ear.

(External Ear Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm that affects the external ear.

(Malignant External Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the external ear.

(External Ear Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the external ear.

(External Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.

(Ear Infection, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the external ear.

(Benign External Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A basal cell carcinoma that arises from the skin of the external ear.

(External Ear Basal Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)