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auricle

auricle · auricles

Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobeAny appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.

UK/ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/US/ˈɔɹ.ək.əl/

Meaning

4 senses

Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
The outer ear or pinna.
Synonym of atrium.
Synonym of atrium.
An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.
a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart

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From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auri

From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

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plural: auricles

Singular	auricle
Plural	auricles

regular

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear:pinna ear
a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart:atrial auricle auricula atrii

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