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au⋅ri⋅cle

  [awr-i-kuhl]
–noun
1. Anatomy.
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. Botany, Zoology. a part like or likened to an ear.
Origin:
1645–55; < L auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See auri- 2 , -cle 1

Related forms:
au⋅ri⋅cled, adjective
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Main Entry: au·ri·cle
Pronunciation: 'or-i-k&l
Function: noun
1 a : PINNA b : an atrium of the heart
2 : an angular or ear-shaped anatomical lobe or process (as an auricular appendage of the heart)

Main Entry: auricular appendage
Function: noun
: an ear-shaped pouch projecting from each atrium of the heart called also auricular appendix
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auricle au·ri·cle (ôr'ĭ-kəl)
n.

  1. Atrial auricle.

  2. The projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head constituting, with the external acoustic meatus, the external ear. Also called pinna.

auricular appendage n.
See atrial auricle.

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auricle   (ôr'ĭ-kəl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The visible part of the outer ear.

  2. An atrium of the heart.


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