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Definition: External Ear |
External EarNoun1. The part of the ear visible externally. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | The pinna and external meatus of the ear. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: External EarSynonym: outer ear (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: External Ear |
| English words defined with "external ear": Alveary, Antitragus, auricle ♦ Chalkstone, Conchal ♦ ear, eared seal, earless lizard, earless seal ♦ hair seal ♦ otitis externa, otorrhea, otoscope ♦ Parotic, pinna ♦ true seal. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "external ear": ear defender, ear protector ♦ hearing protector, hearing-protective device. (references) |
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Health | Recent studies indicate that 66 to 89% of children with Down syndrome have a hearing loss of greater than 15 to 20 decibels in at least one ear, due to the fact that the external ear and the bones of the middle and inner ear may develop differently in children with Down syndrome. (references) | |
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Expression using "external ear": external ear canal. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
external ear | 4 |
external ear infection | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "external ear"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | ydre oere (auricle, car flap, outer ear). (various references) | |
Dutch | uitwendig oor (outer ear). (various references) | |
Finnish | ulkokorva. (various references) | |
French | oreille externe. (various references) | |
German | Auris externa (outer ear), Außenohr (outer ear), äußeres Ohr (outer ear). (various references) | |
Hungarian | külső fül (outer ear), fülkagyló (auricle, bur, burr, Concha, earflap, earlap, outer ear). (various references) | |
Italian | orecchio esterno (outer ear). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 耳殻 (auricle), 外耳 (concha). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がいじ (characters not in Joyo Kanji, concha, foreign affairs, foreign letters or words), じかく (auricle, hemorrhoid, number of strokes in character, self-conscious, status of a Buddhist temple). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | externalay earay.(various references) | |
Russian | наружное ухо. (various references) | |
Turkish | dış kulak. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-e-l-n-r-r-t-x" | |
-3 letters: axletree, external, lateener, relaxant, relearnt. | |
-4 letters: alerter, alterer, enteral, enterer, eternal, exalter, externe, learner, narrate, realter, reenter, relater, relaxer, relearn, teleran, terrane, terreen, terrene. | |
-5 letters: aerate, antler, antral, arrant, earner, elater, entera, entree, errant, errata, eterne, extern, lanate, lateen, leaner, learnt, nearer, neater, ranter, realer, reearn, reeler, relate, relent, rental, renter, retear, retene. | |
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