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SCAPHA

\skˈafə], \skˈafə], \s_k_ˈa_f_ə]\

Definitions of SCAPHA

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Cavity between helix and anthelix.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The narrow curved depression between helix and antihelix of the ear.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] The narrow curved depression between helix and antihelix of the ear (anat.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

sk[=a]'fa, n. the scaphoid fossa of the helix of the ear. [L., a skiff.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

The excavation or cavity of the external ear, between the helix and anthelix. The meatus auditorius externus. The rima vulvae. Also the name of a bandage for the head, mentioned by Galen, and called, likewise, Tholits Diocle'us.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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