antihelix

[ an-tee-hee-liks, an-tahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural an·ti·hel·i·ces [an-tee-, hel, -i-seez, an-tahy-], an·ti·he·lix·es.

antihelix

/ ˌæntɪˈhiːlɪks /

1715–25; anti- + helix; replacing anthelix < Greek, equivalent to ant- ant- + hélix helix

The antihelix may be so developed as to rise in front of the helix—Wildermuth's ear.

Between the helix and the antihelix is the fossa of the helix.

On the cranial surface of the pinna elevations correspond to the concha and to the fossae 792 of the helix and antihelix.

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