Auricle
1Auricle — has the following meanings: * the external portion of the ear, the pinna * a small conical pouch that projects from each atrium of the heart ** Right auricle ** Left auricle * a name for the left or right atria of the heart * a name given to ear… …
2Auricle — Au ri*cle, n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See {Ear}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and… …
3auricle — part of the ear, 1650s, from L. auricula ear, dim. of auris (see EAR (Cf. ear) (1)). As a chamber of the heart, early 15c., from Latin, so called from a perceived similarity in shape to an animal s ear …
4auricle — ► NOUN 1) the external part of the ear. 2) an atrium of the heart. ORIGIN Latin auricula little ear …
5auricle — [ô′ri kəl] n. [ME < L auricula, dim. of auris, EAR1] 1. Anat. a) the external part of the ear; pinna b) Obs. an atrium of the heart 2. Biol. an earlike part or organ …
6auricle — auricled, adj. /awr i keuhl/, n. 1. Anat. a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. b. Also called auricular appendage. an ear shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. c. (loosely) the atrium. 2. Bot., Zool. a part like …
7auricle reflex — involuntary movement of the auricle of the ear produced by auditory stimuli (more pronounced in some other animals than in humans) …
8auricle — noun Etymology: Latin auricula, from diminutive of auris ear more at ear Date: 15th century 1. a. an atrium of a heart b. pinna 1 c. an anterior ear shaped pouch in each atrium of the human heart 2. an angular or ear shaped lobe …
9auricle — atrium …
10auricle — n. [L. auricula, little ear] 1. Any ear shaped structure or small lobe like appendage. 2. An atrium or chamber of the heart. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In Hymenoptera, a flat plate forming a part of the pollen basket or corbicula of honeybees. b …
