Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of having abnormally small ears.
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- noun A
congenital deformity where thepinna (external ear) isunderdeveloped .
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Examples
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Landis's goal is to develop a technique in which the removed tissue - known as microtia cells - can be used to grow additional cartilage cells.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Houdek was born with a deformity called microtia (small ear).
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Yes, you know, it's an interesting condition, rare condition known as microtia.
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Landis and members of his research team are continuing to study the growth of the microtia cells once they are seeded onto polymer scaffolds and implanted into special research mice.
The Seattle Times 2011
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What we have seen is we can grow the microtia cells and they look pretty good.
The Seattle Times 2011
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"We wanted to verify that the microtia cells would develop in the same way and have similar properties as normal ear cartilage," Landis said in an email.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The researchers must determine whether the cartilage grown from microtia cells mirrors normal ear cartilage on a microscopic and biochemical level.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Bobbi was born with bilateral microtia with atresia.
BangorDailyNews.com - News By Jen Lynds BDN Staff 2010
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The daughter of Ryan and Jamie Guerrette, Bobbi was born with bilateral microtia with atresia.
BangorDailyNews.com - News By Jen Lynds BDN Staff 2010
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Like many people with microtia, Houdek also was born without an ear canal, a condition called congenital aural atresia.
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