Noun(1) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf,the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [also: pinnae (pl)](2) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf(3) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [also: pinnae (pl)]
Noun(1) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf,the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [also: pinnae (pl)](2) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf(3) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [also: pinnae (pl)]
(1) Contact dermatitis, irritant or allergic, can involve the pinna as well as the external auditory canal.(2) They get their name from the Latin words pinna (feather or wing) and pedes (feet).(3) Patients with otitis externa experience pain on manipulation of the pinna or tragus, and their ear canal is edematous and filled with infectious debris.(4) Body piercing and multiple ear piercings in the pinna , rather than the earlobe, are catching on.(5) Under direct vision the excessive hair follicles of the external ear canal and pinna were targeted by the laser beam.(6) Each leaf has many pinnae and a leaf axis that is subdivided into a midrib and a petiole.(7) If the primary pinnae are divided, then the individual divisions are known as pinnules.(8) Lepidoteris fronds typically have so-called intercalary pinnules along the rachis between the primary pinnae , and are covered with the characteristic blisters mentioned above.(9) The pinnae of the ears are large and can fold back to protect the ears while the aardvark is burrowing.
