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auriculin

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[aw-rik-yuh-lin] / ɔˈrɪk jə lɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

atrial natriuretic factor.

Etymology

Origin of auriculin

1980–85; perhaps auricul(ar appendage) + -in ²

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