antihelix

[an-tee-hee-liks, an-tahy-]

noun, plural an·ti·hel·i·ces

[an-tee-hel-i-seez, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tiˈhɛl ɪˌsiz, ˌæn taɪ-/, an·ti·he·lix·es. Anatomy.

the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.

Origin of antihelix

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

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Historical Examples of antihelix

The antihelix may be so developed as to rise in front of the helix—Wildermuth's ear.
Pedagogical Anthropology
Maria Montessori
Between the helix and the antihelix is the fossa of the helix.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9
Various
On the cranial surface of the pinna elevations correspond to the concha and to the fossae 792 of the helix and antihelix.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9
Various

British Dictionary definitions for antihelix

antihelix

noun plural -helices (-ˈhiːlɪsiːz) or -helixes

a variant spelling of anthelix

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antihelix in Medicine

antihelix

[ăn′tē-hē′lĭks, ăn′tī-]

Variant ofanthelix