Etymology

Wildermuth's ear

Today it means: The congenital defect of an ear having a backwards-oriented helix and consequently a protruding antihelix. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Hermann A. Wildermuth (1852–1907), the German neurologist who identified the defect.

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