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Abstract
The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES.
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7 entry terms
- Ear, External
- Outer Ear
- Ear, Outer
- Ears, External
- Ears, Outer
- External Ears
- Outer Ears
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/abnorm permitted for congenital deformities but acquired deformities = EAR DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; inflammation = OTITIS EXTERNA; ear acupuncture or auriculoacupuncture or otoacupuncture (acupuncture therapy with ear as pressure point) goes here (IM) + ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY (IM)
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EAR, EXTERNAL, DEFORMITY was heading 1966-70
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References
- National Library of Medicine. External Ear. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004431. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004431
- External Ear. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_ear
- External Ear. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q609753