external ear

Term ID

UBERON:0001691

Synonyms

• auricular region
• auricular region of head
• auris externa
• outer ear

Definition

Part of the ear external to the tympanum (eardrum). It typically consists of a tube (the external auditory meatus) that directs sound waves on to the tympanum, and may also include the external pinna, which extends beyond the skull[GO]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_ear

References

• AAO:0011037
• BTO:0002100
• EFO:0004221
• EHDAA2:0000462
• EHDAA:3786
• EMAPA:16991
• EV:0100354
• External:ear
• GAID:104
• MA:0000258
• MAT:0000147
• MESH:D004431
• MIAA:0000147
• NCIT:C12292
• OpenCyc:Mx4rwOHtXJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0013453
• UMLS:C1269548
• VHOG:0000311
• XAO:0000190
• birnlex:1705
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0013453
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1269548
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/420893000

Ontology

Cell Ontology