auricle

[ awr-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈɔr ɪ kəl /

noun

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.

Botany, Zoology. a part like or likened to an ear.

Origin of auricle

First recorded in 1645–55, auricle is from the Latin word auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See auri-², -cle¹

OTHER WORDS FROM auricle

au·ri·cled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH auricle

auricle , oracle

Words nearby auricle

Aureomycin, aureus, au revoir, auri-, auric, auricle, auricle atrialis, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular, auricular appendage

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Example sentences from the Web for auricle

The auricle is now pulled forward, and the gauze strip is removed from the mastoid cavity.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
They are arranged in two pairs, the auricle uppermost, separated by a fleshy partition.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
Auricle—applied to the ear-like parts of a projectile point.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
Length of the ear: from the highest upper edge of the auricle to the lower extremity of the lobule.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

The circulating system consists of a ventricle and auricle, and the locomotive tube is protected in its whole length.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for auricle

auricle

/ (ˈɔːrɪkəl) /

noun

the upper chamber of the heart; atrium
a small sac in the atrium of the heart

Also called: pinna anatomy the external part of the ear

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

Derived forms of auricle

auricled, adjective

Word Origin for auricle

C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for auricle

auricle

[ ôr′ĭ-kəl ]

n.

Atrial auricle.

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

Scientific definitions for auricle

auricle

[ ôr′ĭ-kəl ]

The visible part of the outer ear.

An atrium of the heart.

单词	auricle
释义	auricle [ awr-i-kuhl ] / ˈɔr ɪ kəl / noun 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. Botany, Zoology. a part like or likened to an ear. Origin of auricle First recorded in 1645–55, auricle is from the Latin word auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See auri-², -cle¹ OTHER WORDS FROM auricle au·ri·cled, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH auricle auricle , oracle Words nearby auricle Aureomycin, aureus, au revoir, auri-, auric, auricle, auricle atrialis, auricula, auricula atrii, auricular, auricular appendage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auricle The auricle is now pulled forward, and the gauze strip is removed from the mastoid cavity. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various They are arranged in two pairs, the auricle uppermost, separated by a fleshy partition. How it Works\|Archibald Williams Auricle—applied to the ear-like parts of a projectile point. Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types\|James W. Cambron Length of the ear: from the highest upper edge of the auricle to the lower extremity of the lobule. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori The circulating system consists of a ventricle and auricle, and the locomotive tube is protected in its whole length. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for auricle auricle / (ˈɔːrɪkəl) / noun the upper chamber of the heart; atrium a small sac in the atrium of the heart Also called: pinna anatomy the external part of the ear 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 Derived forms of auricle auricled, adjective Word Origin for auricle C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for auricle auricle [ ôr′ĭ-kəl ] n. Atrial auricle. The projecting shell-like structure on the side of the head constituting, with the external acoustic meatus, the external ear.pinna The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for auricle auricle [ ôr′ĭ-kəl ] The visible part of the outer ear. An atrium of the heart. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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