Cymba conchae

Cymba conchae

  • Related terms: Cymba of concha

Definition

The antihelix describes a curve around a deep, capacious cavity, the concha, which is partially divided into two parts by the crus of the helix; the upper part is termed the cymba conchæ, the lower part the cavity of concha (cavum conchæ).

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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