antihelix

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

noun

, Anatomy.

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

1. the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.

antihelix

/ ˌæntɪˈhiːlɪks /

noun

1. a variant spelling of anthelix

Word History and Origins

Origin of antihelix¹

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

Example Sentences

Authorities also used his YouTube page to confirm the “pronounced antihelix” of his right ear in a photograph of the Oath Keepers at the Capitol, charging documents say.

From Washington Post

Authorities also used his YouTube page to confirm the “pronounced antihelix” of his right ear in a photograph of the Oath Keepers at the Capitol, charging documents say.

From Seattle Times

Antihelix, an′ti-hē-liks, n. the inner curved ridge of the pinna of the ear:—pl.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the body of the cartilage arises a forked eminence called antihelix, which terminates in a small and short tongue called antitragus.

From Project Gutenberg

The different parts of the first division, or external ear, are described by anatomists under the name of the helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus, the lobe, cavitas innominata, the scapha, and the concha.

From Project Gutenberg