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Ear, External

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Definition: The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES.  /abnorm permitted for congenital deformities but acquired deformities   
Examples Ear Auricle; Ear Canal; Ear Cartilage; Tympanic Membrane 		Other names Outer Ears; External Ears; Ears, Outer; Ears, External; Ear, Outer; Outer Ear; External Ear
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Agnathia-microstomia-synotia  0   *Jaw Abnormalities *Microstomia Ear, External/abnormalities.
Oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome  0   *Eye Abnormalities *Respiratory System Abnormalities *Craniofacial Abnormalities Ear, External/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities.
Baetz-Greenwalt syndrome  0   *Cleft Palate *Heart Defects, Congenital *Microcephaly *Micrognathism Ear, External.
Gupta Patton syndrome  0   *Hearing Loss, Conductive Ear, External/abnormalities Face/abnormalities.
Stoll Levy Francfort syndrome  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental *Hearing Loss, Conductive Ear, External/abnormalities Face/abnormalities.
Kasznica Carlson Coppedge syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Heart Defects, Congenital *Retrognathism *Spina Bifida Cystica Ear, External/abnormalities Palate/abnormalities Toes/abnormalities Umbilical Arteries/abnormalities.
Scalp ear nipple syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Hypospadias *Muscle Hypotonia Ear, External/abnormalities Nipples/abnormalities Scalp/abnormalities.
Say syndrome  0   *Cleft Palate *Abnormalities, Multiple *Growth Disorders *Microcephaly Ear, External/abnormalities.
Schweitzer Kemink Graham syndrome  0   *Hearing Loss, Conductive *Micrognathism Ear, External/abnormalities Ear, Middle/abnormalities.
Mehes syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Facial Asymmetry *Language Development Disorders *Strabismus Ear, External/abnormalities.

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