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External ear

External ear

Which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the saemicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea.

See: auricle.

Synonym: auris.

Origin: A.S. Eare


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