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Webster 1913 Edition


Concha

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Con′cha

(kŏṉ′kȧ)
,
Noun.
[LL. (in sense 1), fr. L.
concha
. See
Conch
.]
1.
(Arch.)
The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse.
2.
(Anat.)
The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.