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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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, auricle atrialis, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular, auricular appendage
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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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Medical definitions for auricle
auricle
[ ôr′ĭ-kəl ]
n.
Atrial auricle.
The projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head constituting, with the external acoustic meatus, the external ear.pinna
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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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