outer ear

the outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum
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outer ear
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outer ear

Summary

outer ear is a chiral organism subdivision type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • outer ear's instance of is recorded as chiral organism subdivision type[3].
  • outer ear's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • outer ear is a type of subdivision of auriculotemporal part of head[5].
  • outer ear is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • outer ear is part of ear[7].
  • outer ear's Commons category is recorded as Outer ear[8].
  • outer ear comprises auricle[9].
  • outer ear comprises external ear canal[10].
  • outer ear comprises eardrum[11].
  • outer ear's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • outer ear's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12292[13].
  • outer ear's studied by is recorded as audiology[14].
  • outer ear's connects with is recorded as middle ear[15].
  • outer ear's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Hearing Health[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chiral organism subdivision type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include subdivision of auriculotemporal part of head[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include auricle[9], an organism subdivision type[17]; external ear canal[10], a class of anatomical entity[18]; and eardrum[11], a chiral organ type[19]. outer ear is part of ear[7].

Why It Matters

outer ear has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) auricle, external ear canal, eardrum
    Instance of chiral organism subdivision type, class of anatomical entity
    Studied by audiology
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    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0250096-zevni-ucho, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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