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cauliflower ear

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cauliflower ear
n.
An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows.

cauliflower ear
n
(Medicine / Pathology) permanent swelling and distortion of the external ear as the result of ruptures of the blood vessels: usually caused by blows received in boxing Also called boxer's ear Technical name aural haematoma
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Noun1.cauliflower ear - an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers
auricle, pinna, ear - the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
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There are whisperings that Mayor Rudy is starting to get cauliflower ear from those that protest not yet too much about the Unified Bulk Zoning Amendment, and he sees the problems at hand if this goes forward.
``All boxers have cauliflower ears, so Tyson just got hungry.
 
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