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EXTERNAL EAR
Which includes the auricle and the outside acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the mediumear or the tympaniccavity with its ossicles; and the insideear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea.
See: auricle.
Synonym: auris.
Origin: A.S. Eare