behind the ear
Where glasses rest
Behind the ear describes the location just posterior to the external ear, in the small depression where the ear meets the skull.
It's a common site for tattoos, medical devices like hearing aids, and applying perfume to pulse points: She got a small star tattooed behind the ear.
The phrase also appears in descriptions of pain or swelling from conditions affecting lymph nodes in that area.
- ear lobeFleshy lower pinna
- lobeRounded projecting part
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- mastoidBreast-shaped skull prominence
- whisperSpeech without full voice
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