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antihelix

American

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

noun

Anatomy.

plural

antihelices, antihelixes

the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.

antihelix British

/ ˌæntɪˈhiːlɪks /

noun

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

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

From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas

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 The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829 by Various

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