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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAGUS

From Late Latin, from Greek tragos hairy projection of the ear, literally: goat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAGUS

tragus  [ˈtreɪɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAGUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tragus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAGUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tragus in the English dictionary

The definition of tragus in the dictionary is the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear. Other definition of tragus is any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAGUS


azygos
ˈæzɪɡəs
azygous
ˈæzɪɡəs
callipygous
ˌkælɪˈpaɪɡəs
choragus
kɔːˈreɪɡəs
hemizygous
ˌhɛmɪˈzaɪɡəs
heterozygous
ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs
homozygous
ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs
magus
ˈmeɪɡəs
monozygous
ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs
monzygous
ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs
Noviomagus
ˌnəʊvɪəʊˈmeɪɡəs
pemphigous
ˈpɛmfɪɡəs
pemphigus
ˈpɛmfɪɡəs
pompholygous
pɒmˈfɒlɪɡəs
steatopygous
ˌstɪəˈtɒpɪɡəs
Tagus
ˈteɪɡəs
vagus
ˈveɪɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAGUS

tragedienne
tragedies
tragedy
tragelaph
tragelaphine
tragi
tragi-comic
tragic
tragic flaw
tragic irony
tragical
tragically
tragicalness
tragicomedy
tragicomical
tragicomically
tragopan
tragule
traguline

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAGUS

anthropophagus
antitragus
Areopagus
asparagus
cardophagus
craniopagus
esophagus
oesophagus
sarcophagus
Simon Magus
xiphopagus

Synonyms and antonyms of tragus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tragus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAGUS

Find out the translation of tragus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tragus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tragus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳屏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tragus
570 millions of speakers

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tragus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुंगिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزنمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

козелка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tragus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তনবৃন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tragus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tragus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tragus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳珠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tragus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tragus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vành tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tragus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रागस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tragus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trago
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tragus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

козелка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tragus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τράγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tragus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tragus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tragus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tragus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGUS»

The term «tragus» is regularly used and occupies the 64.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tragus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGUS»

Discover the use of tragus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tragus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ear Acupuncture
The tragus is the piece of cartilage in front of the ear. Sometimes it is arched in the form of a bow, sometimes it consists of two bows. The top of the tragus is called the apex, as is the highest point of the ear. If the tragus has two bows it is the top ...
Kajsa Landgren, 2008
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Color Atlas of Acupuncture: Body Points - Ear Points - ...
O 12 Apex of Tragus Point Location: On the cranial side of a single- peaked tragus. On the cranial peak of a double-peaked tragus. Indication: Analgesia. The point has antiinflammatory activity. O 13 Adrenal Gland Point (ACTH Point, ...
Hans-Ulrich Hecker, Angelika Steveling, 2011
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Principles of Ear Acupuncture: Microsystem of the Auricle
Apex of Tragus Point 1 2 Location. On the upper dorsal part of the tragal tip. Indication. Acts analgetically, especially in feverish inflammatory diseases, toothache. According to Chinese experience, also effective in strabismus. ACTH Point ...
Axel Rubach, 2011
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Cartilage Tympanoplasty: Classification of Methods -- ...
The superior border of the tragus cartilage is identified and the subcutis is separated from the perichondrium on both sides, but the dome is not exposed. A horizontal incision is made through the tragus cartilage, 2 mm medial to the tragus ...
Mirko Tos, 2011
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
b c d A a e B ab cde Figure 13.2 Variation in the uropatagium, tail, external ear, and tragus of representative families of bats. (A) (a) Fruit bats (Pteropodidae) in the genus Pteropus, as well as some New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae ); ...
‎2007
6
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist
Position of auditory meatus 'ear hole') Tragus Intertragical notch Lateral surf Alar fur Brow ridge Glabella Root Nasal bones. The EAR Behind the joint of the jaw is the wing- shaped ear. This feature consists of a bowl, called the concha, and a ...
Stephen Rogers Peck, 1951
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Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
It consists of the helix — the peripheral rim, the antihelix — the concave area inside the rim, the tragus — a triangular-shaped structure found anterior to the external opening of the ear, the external canal orifice, and the lobe. With the exception ...
Dale Berg, Katherine Worzala, 2006
8
Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings
Then, mark the probe tube at a position you estimate will correspond to the tragus , once the tip of the probe tube lies within 6 mm of the eardrum. On average, the adult ear canal is 24 mm long, so for an ear canal of average length the probe tip  ...
Michael Valente, 2002
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Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery
The perichondrium /cartilage island flap is nearly always constructed with cartilage harvested from the tragus. This cartilage is ideal because it is thin, flat, and in sufficient quantities to permit reconstruction of the entire TM. The cartilage is used ...
Rex S. Haberman, 2011
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Principles of Dental Imaging
Ala-Tragus Line Figure 5.6 Locating Apices of Teeth. Drawing of apices of maxillary teeth. To localize each maxillary tooth apical region, use the imaginary line from various landmarks on the face to the ala-tragus line. The landmarks for the ...
Olaf E. Langland, Robert P. Langlais, John W. Preece, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tragus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can't Decide Whether To Get Your Tragus Pierced? Here Are All …
I got my tragus pierced during the first year of uni which makes me a bit of a walking cliche – I'm that person who got a piercing as soon as she moved out of ... «The Debrief, May 15»
2
Transcutaneous low-level tragus electrical stimulation suppresses AF
In patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, transcutaneous low-level tragus electrical stimulation appears to inhibit atrial fibrillation and reduce inflammatory ... «Healio, Mar 15»
3
Tragus has casual eye on future flotation
Tragus Group will open 70 restaurants over the next three years and will rebadge itself as Casual Dining Group with an eye to a possible stock market listing ... «The Times, Mar 15»
4
Does A Tragus Piercing Hurt? Plus, Everything Else You Need To …
You can see my tragus (and my rook, but more on that another time) piercing in the photo below. I've had 'em for at least five to six years. From what I recall, they ... «Bustle, Dec 14»
5
Light at the end of the tunnel for Tragus
Tragus has announced the completion of its financial restructuring and the appointment of Martin Robinson as non-executive chairman as part of a ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, Oct 14»
6
Pizza Express entrepreneur Hugh Osmond buys Strada restaurants
Tragus, owned at the time by Blackstone, bought the brand for £140m in 2007. Mr Osmond, who co-founded the British pub group Punch Taverns, told the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
7
Pizza tycoon Osmond to bid for tasty Strada
Stock market listed chain Prezzo is another possible buyer of at least some of the 50-plus Strada restaurants, which Tragus put up for sale with a £40million price ... «Express.co.uk, Aug 14»
8
Tragus gets landlord support for CVA
Tragus has received support from 85-90 per cent of landlords and creditors in regards to a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA), which will see the company ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, Jun 14»
9
Landlords back Café Rouge owner restructuring
Tragus, the owner of Café Rouge and Bella Italia has secured the backing of landlords to go ahead with a controversial restructuring that will slash its rental bill ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
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Apollo's Tragus restructures debt, kicks off Strada sale
Restaurant brand operator Tragus, formerly owned by Blackstone and recently acquired by an Apollo Global Management-led consortium, has restructured its ... «unquote news, Jun 14»

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