auricular appendage
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auricle
[awr-i-kuh l]
- 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
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auricle
- 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
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear
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Word Origin and History for auricular-appendage
auricle
n.
part of the ear, 1650s, from Latin auricula "ear," diminutive of auris (see ear (n.1)). As a chamber of the heart, early 15c., from Latin, so called from a perceived similarity in shape to an animal's ear.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
auricle
(ôr′ĭ-kəl)- 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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auricular appendage
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auricle
[ôr′ĭ-kəl]
- The visible part of the outer ear.
- An atrium of the heart.
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