[TA] a band of transverse muscular fibers on the outer surface of the antitragus, arising from the border of the intertragic notch and inserted into the antihelix and tail of the helix. Synonym(s): musculus antitragicus [TA], muscle of antitragus
antitragicus
(ant″i-traj′ĭ-kŭs) [ anti- + tragicus] A small muscle in the pinna of the ear.