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Anthelix

World English Dictionary
anthelix or antihelix (æntˈhiːlɪks, ænˈθiː-)
 
n , pl -helices, -helixes
anatomy a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
 
antihelix or antihelix (æntˈhiːlɪks, ænˈθiː-, -ˈhiːlɪsiːz)
 
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Medical Dictionary

anthelix ant·he·lix (ānt-hē'lĭks) or an·ti·he·lix (ān'tē-, ān'tī-)
n.
Ridge of cartilage anterior and roughly parallel to the posterior portion of the auricle helix.

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