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antihelix

 [an″te-he´liks]
the semicircular ridge on the ear anterior and parallel to the helix; called also anthelix.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

an·ti·he·lix

(an'tē-hē'liks), [TA]
An elevated ridge of cartilage anterior and roughly parallel to the posterior portion of the helix of the external ear.
Synonym(s): anthelix
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an·ti·he·lix

(an'tē-hē'liks) [TA]
An elevated ridge of cartilage anterior and roughly parallel to the posterior portion of the helix of the auricle.
Synonym(s): anthelix.
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an·ti·he·lix

, anthelix (an'tē-hē'liks, ant-hē'liks) [TA]
An elevated ridge of cartilage anterior and roughly parallel to the posterior portion of the helix of the external ear.
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