ear (ēr) the organ of hearing and of equilibrium, consisting of the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear.
cauliflower ear
cauliflower ear
Blainville ears asymmetry of the ears.
Cagot ear one without a lower lobe.
cauliflower ear a partially deformed auricle due to injury and subsequent perichondritis.
diabetic ear mastoiditis complicating diabetes.
external ear the pinna and external meatus together.
glue ear a chronic condition marked by a collection of fluid of high viscosity in the middle ear, due to obstruction of the eustachian tube.
inner ear the labyrinth; the vestibule, cochlea, and semicircular canals together.
middle ear the cavity in the temporal bone comprising the tympanic cavity, auditory ossicles, and auditory tube.
outer ear external e.
cau·li·flow·er ear (kô l -flou  r)n. An ear that is swollen, hardened, and deformed from extravasation of blood following repeated blows. |
cauliflower ear
Etymology: L, caulis, cabbage, fiore, flower; AS, eare
a thickened, deformed pinna and external ear caused by repeated trauma, such as that suffered by boxers. Plastic surgery may be a means of restoring the normal appearance of the ear.
cauliflower ear
Sports medicine An external ear–pinnae deformity caused by inadequate treatment– through-and-through stitches–of an otohematoma, with interruption of contact between the perichondrium and the underlying
cartilage, resulting in a thickened ear Etiology Contact sports–wrestling, boxing-related trauma in adolescents, or falls in the elderly and children, the natural evolution of hematomas in this site is towards granulation tissue and exuberant
fibrosis; primary CE occurs in polychondritis
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