cup ear

cup ear
a protruding, cup-shaped ear. Milder forms present with a poorly developed anthelical crus with deficient development of the superior helix and overdevelopment of its deep concave concha. In the severe forms, the ear is smaller than normal and the helical rim is shortened to such an extent that the helix margin cups forward over the scapha as a hood.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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