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T0308100 (trā′gəs) n. pl. tra·gi (-gī, -jī) 1. The projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the meatus of the external ear. 2. Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the meatus of the external ear.

[New Latin, from Greek tragos, goat, hairy part of the ear; see tragic.]

tragus

(ˈtreɪɡəs) n, pl -gi (-dʒaɪ) 1. (Anatomy) the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear2. (Anatomy) any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance[C17: from Late Latin, from Greek tragos hairy projection of the ear, literally: goat] ˈtragal adj

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n., pl. -gi (-jī). a small projection of cartilage at the front of the ear. [1685–95; < Late Latin < Greek trágos hairy part of ear, literally, he-goat]

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tragus - a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the earauricle, pinna, ear - the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external earcartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage

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[′trā·gəs] (anatomy) The prominence in front of the opening of the external ear. One of the hairs in the external ear canal.

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(1) In man and other mammals, the fold or prominence at the base of the pinna. The tragus is maximally developed in some bats. It is possible that the tragus serves as a supplementary screen to concentrate and direct the sound reaching the ear. When maximally developed, the tragus is part of the spatial hearing mechanism and helps to amplify the biologically most important sound frequencies.

(2) In birds, the tragus is the pyramidal bony or cartilaginous prominence at the junction of the inner bronchial walls (inferior larynx). It is possible that it may be used in sound transmission.

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a genus of annual or perennial herbs of the family Gramineae. The stems are spread out at the base and take root at the nodes. The leaf blades are stiff, short, and usually flat. The inflorescence is a spicate panicle with very short branches; the spikelets are one-flowered. The leathery upper glume, which is equal to the spikelet in length, has large, hooked thorns along the veins. There are six to ten species, distributed in subtropical, tropical, and warm-temperate regions of both hemispheres. The plants occur mainly in Africa. The USSR has one species, T. racemosus. An introduced plant, it is found in the southern European USSR, the Caucasus, and Middle Asia. T. racemosus grows in sandy and gravelly places, on rocky slopes, along roads, and as a weed in fields.

tragus

[tra´gus] (L.) a cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear; used also in the plural to designate hairs growing on the pinna of the external ear, especially on the anterior cartilaginous projection. adj., adj tra´gal.

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(trā'gŭs, -jī), 1. A tonguelike projection of the cartilage of the auricle in front of the opening of the external acoustic meatus and continuous with the cartilage of this canal. Synonym(s): antilobium, hircus (3) 2. [G. tragos, goat, in allusion to the hairs growing on the part, like a goatee]

tragus

(trā′gəs)n. pl. tra·gi (-gī, -jī) 1. The projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the meatus of the external ear.2. Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the meatus of the external ear.

tra·gus

, pl. tragi (trā'gŭs, -jī) 1. A tonguelike projection of the cartilage of the auricle in front of the opening of the external acoustic meatus and continuous with the cartilage of this canal.
Synonym(s): hircus (3) . 2. See: tragi (2) [G. tragos, goat, in allusion to the hairs growing on the part, like a goatee]

tragus

The small projection of skin-covered cartilage lying in front of the external ear opening (meatus).

tra·gus

, pl. tragi (trā'gŭs, -jī) A tonguelike projection of the cartilage of the auricle in front of the opening of the external acoustic meatus and continuous with the cartilage of this canal.
Synonym(s): hircus (3) . [G. tragos, goat, in allusion to the hairs growing on the part, like a goatee]

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noun a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear

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