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microtia

 [mi-kro´she-ah]
abnormal smallness of the pinna of the ear.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mi·cro·ti·a

(mī-krō'shē-ă),
Smallness of the auricle of the ear with a blind or absent external acoustic meatus.
[micro- + G. ous, ear]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mi·cro·ti·a

(mī-krō'shē-ă)
Abnormal smallness of the auricle of the acoustic external ear with a blind or absent external auditory meatus.
[micro- + G. ous, ear]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

mi·cro·ti·a

(mī-krō'shē-ă)
Abnormal smallness of the auricle of the acoustic external ear with a blind or absent external auditory meatus.
[micro- + G. ous, ear]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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