Auricle

  • 11auricle — noun a) The outer ear or pinna. b) An ear shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart. Syn: pinna, pavilion See Also: auricular …

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  • 12Auricle — 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 …

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  • 13auricle — au·ri·cle || ɔːrɪkl n. chamber of the heart; outer ear (of animals) …

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  • 14auricle — [ ɔ:rɪk(ə)l] noun Anatomy & Zoology 1》 the external part or pinna of the ear. 2》 an atrium of the heart. Derivatives auriculate adjective Origin ME: from L. auricula, dimin. of auris ear …

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  • 15auricle — n. 1. Pavilion, external ear. 2. Superior chamber (of the heart) …

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  • 16auricle — noun (C) one of the two spaces inside the top of your heart …

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  • 17auricle — au·ri·cle …

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  • 18auricle — pinna …

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  • 19auricle — au•ri•cle [[t]ˈɔr ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) anat. the outer ear; pinna 2) anat. (loosely) the atrium of the heart 3) bot zool. a part like or likened to an ear • Etymology: 1645–55; < L auri cula the (external) ear, earlobe. See auri II, cle I… …

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  • 20auricle — /ˈɔrɪkəl / (say awrikuhl), /ˈɒr / (say or ) noun 1. Anatomy a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; the pinna. b. an ear shaped sac forming part of an atrium of the heart. c. (especially in non technical use) an atrium of the heart. 2. Botany …

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