outer ear

Examples

• All

• It is divided into three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear (see figure 3).

  Academic text (1990)

• The outer ear collects sound waves and directs them to the eardrum.

• "I kissed Ted gently on his outer ear in a way that straight people would dislike.

  Blog text (8)

• Sound waves enter the external canal of the outer ear and strike the eardrum, causing it to vibrate.

  Academic text (1990)

• Earwax, technically called cerumen, forms in our outer ear canals.

• And this we'll talk about in class right at the end of today's lecture when we talk about the function of the outer ear or the pinna so-called.

• The clinical features of AOMT are an acute onset of symptoms and the presence of purulent secretions in the outer ear canal.

  Academic text (2005)

• Prof. Van de Heyning: First we perform vacuum aspiration to remove the debris in the outer ear canal, then we administer topical ciprofloxacin.

  Academic text (2002)

• Prof. Deitmer: CSOM may be defined as the presence of purulent secretions in the outer ear canal in a patient with a nonintact TM and without a cholesteatoma.

  Academic text (2005)

• Earplugs are small inserts that fit into the outer ear canal.

Synonyms

E

external ear

vsouter ear

• Specialized

2.3

The part of the ear you can see on the outside of the head

focuses on collecting and directing sound waves toward the eardrum

Antonyms

I

inner ear

• Specialized

14 4.1

The part inside the ear that helps you hear and keep balance

How Internal

inner ear

• Specialized

14 4.1

middle ear

• Specialized

4 3.5

outer ear

• Specialized

1 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology