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Darwin tubercle

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Darwin tubercle
Darwin tubercle, Darwin?s tubercle, auricular tubercle of Darwin
Congenital ear condition which often presents as a thickening on the helix at the junction of the upper and middle thirds.
Defeinition: slight projection occas. present on the edge of the external human ear and assumed to represent the pointed part of the ear of quadrupeds.