sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

auditory system - the sensory system for hearing

vestibule of the ear - the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear

eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane, tympanum - the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

organ of hearing - the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound

vestibular apparatus, vestibular system - organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium

fenestra - a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)

arteria auricularis, auricular artery - artery that supplies blood to the ear

head, caput - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"

audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing, hearing - the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"

ear lobe, earlobe - the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear

external ear, outer ear - the part of the ear visible externally

tragus - a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear

cauliflower ear - an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers

cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage

attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

mealie - an ear of corn

fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant