tragus
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010887
A small pointed eminence of the external ear, situated in front of the concha, and projecting backward over the meatus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragus_(ear) ]
Synonyms: tragal part of pinna
Term info
database cross reference
- SCTID:362541003
- NCIT:C33801
- Wikipedia:Tragus_(ear)
- UMLS:C0229312 (ncithesaurus:Tragus)
- FMA:60998
Subsets
pheno_slim
UBPROP 0000008
The tragus is generally believed to play a role in vertical sound localization in bats
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0010887
prefLabel
Tragus