See Also: notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
cartilage of acoustic meatus(medicine)
external acoustic meatus(medicine)
opening of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
orifice of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
nerve of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
isthmus of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
cartilaginous part of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
bony part of external acoustic meatus(medicine)
acoustic meatus(medicine)

notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus (medicine)


notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus


(usually) two vertical fissures in the anterior portion of the cartilage of the external auditory meatus, filled by fibrous tissue.

Synonym: incisurae cartilaginis meatus acustici externi, Duverney's fissures, incisurae santorini, Santorini's fissures, Santorini's incisures.