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单词 antihelix
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antihelix

[ an-tee-hee-liks, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈhi lɪks, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun, plural an·ti·hel·i·ces [an-tee-hel-i-seez, an-tahy-], /ˌæn tiˈhɛl ɪˌsiz, ˌæn taɪ-/, an·ti·he·lix·es.Anatomy.

the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.

Origin of antihelix

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

Words nearby antihelix

antihalation, anti-HBc, anti-HBe, anti-HBs, antihelium, antihelix, antihemagglutinin, antihemolysin, antihemolytic, antihemophilic factor, antihemophilic globulin
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Example sentences from the Web for antihelix

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

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

    Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

British Dictionary definitions for antihelix

antihelix
/ (ˌæntɪˈhiːlɪks) /

noun plural -helices (-ˈhiːlɪsiːz) or -helixes

a variant spelling of anthelix
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for antihelix

antihelix
[ ăn′tē-hē′lĭks, ăn′tī- ]

n.

Variant ofanthelix
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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