Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
alveary | a beehive; the hollow of the ear where wax collects. |
anthelix | (Greek) the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. |
antihelix | the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. |
antitragus | a prominence of the external ear, opposite the tragus. |
aural | relating to the ear or hearing. |
aurally | (Adv.) AURAL, related to hearing. |
auricle | the outer projecting part of the ear; an upper cavity of the heart. |
auris | (Lat.) the ear. |
cerumen | (Lat.) the yellow waxlike substance secreted in the outer ear. |
ceruminous | pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands. |
cochlea | (Lat.) an appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. |
concha | (Lat.) the outer ear, or its cavity. |
conchal | pertaining to the concha, or external ear. |
eardrum | the tympanic membrane. |
earlap | the lobe of the ear. |
earlobe | the flap of cartilage at the bottom of the ear. |
earstone | an otolith, a calcium concretion in the inside of a vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium. |
earwax | a waxy substance secreted by the glands of the ear. |
endolymph | the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
endolymphatic | relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
entotic | pertaining to the interior of the ear. |
macrotous | having large ears. |
modiolar | of or pertaining to the modiolus of the ear. |
modiolus | (Lat.) the central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear. |
myringa | (Lat.) the eardrum. |
otic | pertaining to the ear. |
otolith | a calcium concretion in the inside of a vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium. |
otolithic | of or like an otolith, a calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium. |
parotic | situated near the ear. |
perilymph | the fluid surrounding the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
saccule | a little sac; esp a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
sacculus | (Lat.) a little sac; esp a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
salpingian | of or like the salpinx, the Eustachian tube. |
salpinx | (Greek) the Eustachian tube, leading from the middle ear to the pharynx. |
subauricular | below the ear. |
tragal | relating to the tragus, the little flap of cartilage that projects over the hole in one's ear. |
tragus | (Lat.) the little flap of cartilage that projects over the hole in one's ear. |
tympanal | like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanal membrane. |