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anotia

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anotia /an·otia/ (an-o´shah) congenital absence of one or both external ears.
an·o·ti·a (-nsh-, -sh)
n.
Congenital absence of one or both ears.

anotia
[anō′tē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, a + ous, without ear
a congenital absence of one or both ears. Compare microtia.

anotia [an-o´she-ah]
congenital absence of one or both external ears.

anotia
congenital absence of the external ears.


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Some of the most consistent findings are abnormalities of the external ear, which are seen in as many as 70% of patients; these abnormalities include preauricular tags or pits, microtia, anotia, and external auditory canal stenosis.
 
 
 
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