Medical Definition of Auricular ligaments

1. The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process to the conchal eminence; superior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare superius), which extends from the superior margin of the osseous external acoustic meatus to the spine of the helix. Synonym: ligamenta auricularia, Valsalva's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auricular Ligaments

auriculae
auricular
auricular appendix
auricular arc
auricular artery
auricular branch of occipital artery
auricular branch of vagus nerve
auricular canaliculus
auricular cartilage
auricular complex
auricular extrasystole
auricular fissure
auricular ganglion
auricular index
auricular ligaments (current term)
auricular muscle
auricular muscles
auricular notch
auricular point
auricular reflex
auricular standstill
auricular surface of ilium
auricular surface of sacrum
auricular systole
auricular tachycardia
auricular triangle
auricular tubercle
auricular vein
auricular veins

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