Helix
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- noun
- /ˈhiːlɪks/
- Specialized
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Helix
- According to Orticochea (9), the auricle consists of two aesthetic parts: the central concave concha and the peripheral section, which includes the helix, antihelix, and lobule.
Examples
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The sixth and seventh costal cartilages were used for reconstruction of the base frame, while the eighth costal cartilage was used to construct the helix and crus helicis.
Academic text (2012) -
An incision made approximately 1 cm posterior to the helix is used to elevate the framework.
Academic text (2014) -
Finally, he scattered the tiny intyl, dropping their peals like tears into the winding helix...
Fiction book (1993) -
Clean loss involving the helix and part of the scapha may be treated by suturing the wound edge to postauricular skin as a first stage of repair, postponing cartilage grafting to a second stage (10).
Academic text (2014) -
The helix shape of the snail's shell helps it to camouflage in the garden.
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Scientists studied the anatomy of the helix to learn more about how these snails adapt to their environment.
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During the hike, we spotted a helix moving slowly across the damp leaves.
Synonyms
A group of land snails that includes the common edible snail
Compounds
- Specialized
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny dark green leaves that often covers walls and ground
- Specialized
The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone
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A large land snail that people eat and that chefs use in French dishes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Helix comes from an old Greek word helix, meaning 'spiral' or 'twisted'. Because many land snails have a spiral shell, they were named Helix, so the name helps you remember these are the spiral-shelled snails.