outer ear
noun
: the outer visible portion of the ear that collects and directs sound waves toward the tympanic membrane by way of a canal which extends inward through the temporal bone
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The ear has three distinct sections: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
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Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Although evidence is mixed, researchers found stimulating points in the outer ear—auricular acupuncture—to help with quitting smoking when combined with other methods.13
Mindfulness: Another method that may help people quit tobacco is mindfulness.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
More than a quarter-century after scientists first grew a humanlike ear on the back of a mouse, surgeons in San Antonio have successfully used a 3D printer to reconstruct an outer ear made of living cells for a young woman with a congenital ear deformity—no creepy-looking mice required.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2022
The most severe injury she’s seen from a bug was an outer ear infection.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Although evidence is mixed, researchers found stimulating points in the outer ear—auricular acupuncture—to help with quitting smoking when combined with other methods.13
Mindfulness: Another method that may help people quit tobacco is mindfulness.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
More than a quarter-century after scientists first grew a humanlike ear on the back of a mouse, surgeons in San Antonio have successfully used a 3D printer to reconstruct an outer ear made of living cells for a young woman with a congenital ear deformity—no creepy-looking mice required.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2022
The most severe injury she’s seen from a bug was an outer ear infection.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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outer ear
noun
out·er ear
ˈau̇t-ər- 
: the outer visible portion of the ear that collects and directs sound waves toward the tympanic membrane by way of a canal which extends inward through the temporal bone
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