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Definitions for Auricle
[1] Anatomy . the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
[2] Botany , Zoology . a part like or likened to an ear.
[3] the upper chamber of the heart; atrium a small sac in the atrium of the heart
[4] Also called: pinna anatomy the external part of the ear
[5] Also called: auricula biology an ear-shaped part or appendage, such as that occurring at the join of the leaf blade and the leaf sheath in some grasses
Words nearby Auricle
aureolin, aureomycin, aureus, auri-, auric, auricle, auricle atrialis, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular, auricular appendage
Origin of Auricle
First recorded in 1645–55, auricle is from the Latin word auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See auri-2, -cle1
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au·ri·cled , adjective
Word origin for Auricle
C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear