An elevated ridge of cartilage anterior and roughly parallel to the posterior portion of the helix of the external ear. SYN: anthelix.
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an·ti·he·lix -'hē-liks also ant·he·lix (')ant- n, pl -li·ces -'hel-ə-.sēz, -'hē-lə- or -lix·es -'hē-lik-səz the curved elevation of cartilage within or in front of the helix
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(anthelix)
n.
the curved inner ridge of the pinna of the ear.
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an·ti·he·lix (an″te-heґliks) [TA] the prominent semicircular ridge seen on the lateral aspect of the auricle of the external ear, anteroinferior to the helix; called also anthelix.Medical dictionary. 2011.