antitragus

American  

[an-ti-truh-guhs] / ænˈtɪ trə gəs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

antitragi

1. a process of the external ear.

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antitragus British  

/ ænˈtɪtrəɡəs /

noun

1. a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus

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Etymology

Origin of antitragus

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

Example Sentences

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

Ears—lobe descending oval, traversed by a hollow, antitragus concave; lobe separated from cheek.

From The Ear in the Wall by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)