n. 25B6; noun
an infection of the ear. : See list.
he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, notice, heed, regard, consideration.
he has an ear for a good song : APPRECIATION, discrimination, perception.
aural, auricular.
25A0; play it by ear See play .
Parts of the Human Ear
auditory canal malleus or hammer
auditory nerve middle ear
auricle or pinna organ of Corti
basilar membrane outer ear
cochlea perilymph
eardrum or tympanic membrane saccule
endolymph semicircular canal
Eustachian tube stapes or stirrup
hair cell tectorial membrane
incus or anvil utricle
inner ear vestibule