- auricular appendage
- auricular appendage n an ear-shaped pouch projecting from each atrium of the heart called also auricular appendix
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Auricular appendage — can refer to: * Left atrial appendage * Right atrial appendage … Wikipedia
auricular appendage — noun a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart • Syn: ↑auricula, ↑auricular appendix • Hypernyms: ↑pouch, ↑pocket • Part Holonyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of the … Useful english dictionary
auricular appendage — auricle (def. 1b). * * * … Universalium
auricular appendix — noun a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart • Syn: ↑auricula, ↑auricular appendage • Hypernyms: ↑pouch, ↑pocket • Part Holonyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of t … Useful english dictionary
Auricular — Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers to an uncle). * * * Relating to the ear, or to an auricle in any sense. * * * au·ric·u·lar ȯ rik yə lər adj 1) of, relating to, or… … Medical dictionary
appendage — Any part, subordinate in function or size, attached to a main structure. SEE ALSO: accessory structures, under structure. SYN: appendix (1). [L. appendix] atrial a. SYN: auricles (of atria), under auricle. auricular a. 1. SYN: right auricle. 2. a … Medical dictionary
atrial appendage — auricular appendage auricula atrii … Medical dictionary
Left atrial appendage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = auricula sinistra GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 533 Caption = Heart seen from above. (Left auricula labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Section of the heart showing the ventricular septum. (Left auricula… … Wikipedia
Right atrial appendage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = auricula dextra GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 529 Caption = Heart seen from above. (Right auricula labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right auricula visible at upper left.)… … Wikipedia
Auricle — The ear (actually, the pinna which is the principal projecting part of the ear) or something that is ear shaped like the upper chamber (atrium) of the heart. * * * 1. The projecting shell like structure on the side of the head, constituting, with … Medical dictionary
