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postauricular

postauricular

9.7
Located behind the outer part of the ear
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstɔːˈrɪkjələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : postauricular
  • The surgeon made an incision in the postauricular area to access the underlying tissues.
  • postauricular incision
  • postauricular skin
  • postauricular region

Examples

  • With the patient under general anesthesia, a radical mastoidectomy via a postauricular approach was performed.

    Academic text (2007)
  • All skin grafts were full-thickness grafts harvested from postauricular skin.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Cut out the shape and transfer it onto the postauricular skin (Figure 1, C).

    Academic text (2009)
  • One month later, the patient again returned with a postauricular skin breakdown and exposure of the implanted device.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Numerous surgical procedures via endaural and postauricular approaches have been reported.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Both preconchal and postauricular flaps are well described.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The tattoo on the skin in the postauricular skin/scalp will allow for precise alignment.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The fetal subtype is predominantly found in the head and neck regions, with the postauricular area being the most common site.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A 21-year-old man presented with bilateral postauricular swelling of 6 months' duration.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The patient was operated on under local anesthesia, and the ear canal was exposed through a postauricular incision made next to the previous incision.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

retroauricular
vspostauricular
  • Specialized
9.9

Located just behind the ear

is specifically behind the external part of the ear

Surface Forms

postauricular positive

Morphology

postauricular = auricular (semi-transparent) = post + auricular

Formation is regular prefixation of 'post-' ('behind/after') to the adjective 'auricular', but 'auricular' is a specialized medical term unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

The word postauricular breaks into post- meaning 'behind' and aur- meaning 'ear', the same root you see in aural ('related to the ear'). So postauricular means the area just 'behind the ear', which is why doctors use the word for parts behind the outer ear.