antitragus

[ an-ti-truh-guhs ]

noun,plural an·tit·ra·gi [an-ti-truh-jahy, -gahy]. /ænˈtɪ trəˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ/. Anatomy.
  1. a process of the external ear.

Origin of antitragus

1
1835–45; <New Latin <Greek antítragos.See anti-, tragus

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antitragus

/ (ænˈtɪtrəɡəs) /


nounplural -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ)
  1. a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus

Origin of antitragus

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

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