| 单词 | asylum ear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasasylum ear asylum ear n. now historical and rare haematoma of the pinna of the ear occurring in a person confined to a mental institution (originally attributed to a specific pathological process in the mentally ill, later recognized to be a consequence of trauma); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1867 H. Maudsley Physiol. & Pathol. of Mind ii. iii. 349 In the case, the so-called asylum ear, which is ever of evil augury, appeared first on one side and then on the other. 1872 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 63 191 Some have gone so far as to say..that the less frequent occurrence of what used to be called the ‘asylum ear’ is a comment upon the humane changes that have been made of late years in the treatment of the insane. 1881 Lancet 17 Dec. 1072/1 Mr. Phillimore contributed papers in the medical journals on Hæmatoma Auris or Asylum Ear. 2003 H. Pennington When Food Kills 74 Even obvious indicators of violence went unnoticed or were explained away... ‘Asylum ear’ is the classic case. < as lemmas |
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