antihelix

American  

[an-tee-hee-liks, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈhi lɪks, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

antihelices, antihelixes

1. the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.

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antihelix British  

/ ˌæntɪˈhiːlɪks /

noun

1. a variant spelling of anthelix

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Etymology

Origin of antihelix

1715–25; anti- + helix; replacing anthelix < Greek, equivalent to ant- ant- + hélix helix

Example Sentences

Authorities also used his YouTube page to confirm the “pronounced antihelix” of his right ear in a photograph of the Oath Keepers at the Capitol, charging documents say.

From Seattle Times

Antihelix, an′ti-hē-liks, n. the inner curved ridge of the pinna of the ear:—pl.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the body of the cartilage arises a forked eminence called antihelix, which terminates in a small and short tongue called antitragus.

From Project Gutenberg

The different parts of the first division, or external ear, are described by anatomists under the name of the helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus, the lobe, cavitas innominata, the scapha, and the concha.

From Project Gutenberg

She was delivered of a normal living child, with the exception that the helix of the left ear was pushed anteriorly, and had, in its middle, a deep incision, which also traversed the antihelix and the tragus, and continued over the cheek toward the nose, where it terminated.

From Project Gutenberg