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Outer ear

The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal. It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

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FMA
52781
Latin
auris externa
MeSH
D004431
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1705
TA2
6862
TA98
A15.3.01.001

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Outer ear

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples19
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Outer ear

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related to Function · 5
Outer ear → An, Most, One, The, This
related to External links · 4
Outer ear → Media, Outer, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
FMA · 1
Outer ear → 52781
Latin · 1
Outer ear → auris externa
MeSH · 1
Outer ear → D004431
NeuroLex ID · 1
Outer ear → birnlex_1705
TA2 · 1
Outer ear → 6862
TA98 · 1
Outer ear → A15.3.01.001
related to Evolution · 1
Outer ear → The

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ear pinna also muscles outer external canal auricle part inherited autosomal auricular auricula atresia hearing muscle auditory syndrome manner sound

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Outer earFMA527811.00infobox
Outer earLatinauris externa1.00infobox
Outer earMeSHD0044311.00infobox
Outer earNeuroLex IDbirnlex_17051.00infobox
Outer earTA268621.00infobox
Outer earTA98A15.3.01.0011.00infobox
radiationinstance ofor exposure to environmental factors0.80text
infectioninstance ofor exposure to environmental factors0.80text
the horseshoe crabinstance ofand invertebrates0.80text
Outer earrelated to EvolutionThe0.60section
Outer earrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Outer earrelated to External linksMedia0.60section

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