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microtia

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microtia /mi·cro·tia/ (mi-kro´she-ah) gross hypoplasia or aplasia of the auricle of the ear, with a blind or absent external acoustic meatus.
mi·cro·ti·a (m-krsh-, -sh)
n.
Abnormal smallness of the auricle of the ear.
microtia
[mīkrō′shī·ə]
underdevelopment or complete absence of the auricle of the ear, with a blind or absent external canal. Compare anotia.
microtia [mi-kro´she-ah]
abnormal smallness of the pinna of the ear.
microtia (mīkrō´shē),
n aplasia or hypoplasia of the pinna of the ear, with a closed or missing external auditory meatus.
microtia
abnormal smallness of the pinna of the ear.
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