EAR

n. Er. Gr., o5*. Lat., auris (1st def.), spica (2d def.). Fr., oreille (1st def.), epi (2d def.). Ger., Ohr (1st def.), Aehre (2d def.). It., orecchio (1st def.), spiga (2d def.). 8p.,oreja (1st def.), expiga (2d def.). 1. The organ of hearing, which is divided into three parts; the first, the external e., comprises the auricle with the lobe and the external auditory canal; the second, or middle e., consists of the tympanic membrane, the cavity of the tympanum, the Eustachian tube, and the mastoid antrum and cells; the third, the internal e., consists of the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the auditory nerve with its terminal expansion in the labyrinth. [F.] 2. An inflorescence in which the flowers are disposed on a common axis; also a collection of seeds so placed; a spike. [B, 1 (a, 24).] Asylum e. See H^MATOMA auris. Cat's-e. Fr., oreille de chat. Ger., Katzenohr. It., orecchio di gat to. Sp., oreja de gato. A defective formation of the external e. consisting in a stunting or shriveling of the cartilage, which causes the auricle to resemble somewhat the e. of a cat. [F, 32.] E'ache. See OTALGIA. E.-aches. The Papaver rhceas. [A, 505 (a, 21).]-=*. bones. See OSSICULA audit us. E. cockle. The purples; a disease iu wheat caused by the presence of worms of the genus Vibrio. The grain becomes blackened, contracted, and mealy within. [B, 19, 275 (a, 24).] E. cough. See under COUGH. E.-crystal. Of Huschke, see OTOLITH. E.-drop. See the major list. E.-drum. See TYMPANUM. E. giddine . See Meniere's DISEASE. E.-pick. Lat., auris cal pium. Fr., cure-oreille. Ger., Ohrloffel. A small scoop or spoon for extracting hardened cerumen from the external auditory canal. IF.] E. powder. See OTOLITH. E. probe. See under PROBE. E. sand. Fr., sable d'oreille. Ger., Oh rens and. See OTOLITH. E. scoop. See E.-pick. E. speculum. THE EXTERNAL EAR. (DRAWN BY DR. H. MAC DONALD.) See under SPECULUM. E. stone. See OTOLITH. E. syringe. See a, the fo sa of the anthelix; k, the concha; <-, the tragus; </, the ant it ragu a, e, the under SYRINGE. E.-trumpet. Fr., comet acoustique. Ger., lobule; /, the anthelix; g, the fo a of the helix; A, the helix. A, ape; Aa, at; A3, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Cha, loch (Scottish); E, he; Ea, ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in; N, in; N2, tank; [s. 638]