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What is an antihelix?

What is an antihelix? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The curved prominence of the external ear.
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We describe the use of the temporoparietal fascia flap in the reconstruction of a Mohs defect of the antihelix of the ear.
A 29-year-old woman presented with an unusual lesion on the right auricular antihelix.
Both auricles were prominent, with the superior crus of each ear extending at a right angle from the antihelix.
Tubercles 4 through 6 arise from the second branchial arch and form the antihelix, antitragus, and lobule.
Between the helix and the antihelix is the fossa of the helix.
On the cranial surface of the pinna elevations correspond to the concha and to the fossae 792 of the helix and antihelix.

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