Definition of auricle Auricle

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We found 13 definitions of auricle from 6 different sources.

What does auricle mean?

Noun Plural: auricles
auricle - the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
		pinna, ear
		cartilaginous structure body structure given shape by cartilage
		external ear, outer ear the part of the ear visible externally
		ear lobe, earlobe the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
		tragus a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear
auricle - a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
		atrial auricle, auricula atrii
		pouch, pocket a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
		atrium cordis, atrium of the heart the upper chamber of each half of the heart

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auricle (Noun)
The outer ear or pinna.
auricle (Noun)
An ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart.
auricle (Noun)
An atrium, the smaller of the two types of heart chamber .
auricle (Noun)
Any appendage in the shape of an earlobe.

auricle (n.)
The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.
auricle (n.)
The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart.
auricle (n.)
An angular or ear-shaped lobe.
auricle (n.)
An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.

auricle
awr′i-kl, n. the external ear: (pl.) the two upper cavities of the heart into which the blood comes from the veins.—adj. Aur′icled, having appendages like ears.—n. Auric′ula, a species of primrose, also called bear's ear, from the shape of its leaf.—adj. Auric′ular, pertaining to the ear: known by hearing, or by report.—adv. Auric′ularly.—adjs. Auric′ulate, Auric′ulated, ear-shaped.—Auricular confession, secret, told in the ear. [L. auricula, dim. of auris, the ear.]