Antihelix
the inward curving ridge of the auricle of the ear.
historical examples
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.
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on the cranial surface of the pinna elevations correspond to the concha and to the fossae 792 of the helix and antihelix.
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noun (pl) -helices (-ˈhiːlɪsiːz), -helixes
a variant spelling of anthelix
antihelix an·ti·he·lix (ān’tē-hē’lĭks, ān’tī-)
n.
variant of anthelix.
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