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auricle
[ awr-i-kuhl ]
/ ˈɔr ɪ kəl /
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noun
Anatomy.
- the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
- Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
- (loosely) the atrium.
Botany, Zoology. a part like or likened to an ear.
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Origin of auricle
OTHER WORDS FROM auricle
au·ri·cled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH auricle
auricle , oracleWords nearby auricle
Aureomycin, aureus, au revoir, auri-, auric, auricle, auricula, auricular, auricularia, auriculate, auriculin
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British Dictionary definitions for auricle
auricle
/ (ˈɔːrɪkəl) /
noun
- the upper chamber of the heart; atrium
- a small sac in the atrium of the heart
Also called: pinna anatomy the external part of the ear
Also called: auricula biology an ear-shaped part or appendage, such as that occurring at the join of the leaf blade and the leaf sheath in some grasses
Derived forms of auricle
auricled, adjectiveWord Origin for auricle
C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear
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Scientific definitions for auricle
auricle
[ ôr′ĭ-kəl ]
The visible part of the outer ear.
An atrium of the heart.
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