Wildermuth's ear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The congenital defect of an ear having a backwards-oriented helix and consequently a protruding antihelix.

Word forms

Wildermuth's ear Wildermuth's ears Wildermuth ear

Etymology

Named after Hermann A. Wildermuth (1852–1907), the German neurologist who identified the defect.

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