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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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.