Preferred Name | ear | |
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auditory apparatus auris |
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Definitions |
Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001690 |
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definition |
Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals. |
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has_related_synonym |
auditory apparatus auris |
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label |
ear |
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UBERON:0001690 |
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prefLabel |
ear |
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