Blainville ear

Blainville ear

A near-extinct term for asymmetry of the auricles of the ears, which was described by Henri Marie Ducrotay Blainville (1778–1850), a French zoologist.

Blainville ear

(blān′-vĭl, blen-vēl′)

[Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Fr. scientist, 1777–1850]

Congenital asymmetry of the ears.