antitragus

[ an-ti-truh-guhs ]

/ ænˈtɪ trə gəs /

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noun, plural an·tit·ra·gi

[an-ti-truh-jahy, -gahy]. /ænˈtɪ trəˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ/. Anatomy.

a process of the external ear.

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Origin of antitragus

1835–45; <New Latin <Greek antítragos.See anti-, tragus

Words nearby antitragus

antitoxic, antitoxin, antitoxin unit, antitrade, antitrades, antitragus, antitranspirant, antitreponemal, antitropic, antitrust, antitruster

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How to use antitragus in a sentence

The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The nose leaf is complicated, and there are only two phalanges in all the toes; there is no antitragus to the ear.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
It is to this antitragus, but proceeding from another direction, that the parotido-auricular muscle is inserted (Fig. 90, 15).
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

All bats have large ears, each of which contains a curious inner ear known as the “antitragus.”
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for antitragus

antitragus

/ (ænˈtɪtrəɡəs) /

noun plural -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ)

a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus

Word Origin for antitragus

C19: from New Latin, from Greek antitragos; see anti-, tragus

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Medical definitions for antitragus

antitragus

[ ăn′tĭ-trā′gəs ]

A projection of the auricle of the ear posterior to the tragus.