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wildermuth's ear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wil-der-muth's ear
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The congenital defect of an ear having a backwards-oriented helix and consequently a protruding antihelix.

Etymology

Named after Hermann A. Wildermuth (1852–1907), the German neurologist who identified the defect.

Inflected Forms

Wildermuth's ears (plural) Wildermuth ear (alternative)

Questions

What does wildermuth's ear mean?
The congenital defect of an ear having a backwards-oriented helix and consequently a protruding antihelix.
Where does wildermuth's ear come from?
Named after Hermann A. Wildermuth (1852–1907), the German neurologist who identified the defect.

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