Auricle Definition

ôrĭ-kəl
noun
The external part of the ear; pinna.
Webster's New World
An earlike part or organ.
Webster's New World
The outer projecting portion of the ear.
American Heritage Medicine
An earlobe-shaped part, process, or appendage, especially at the base of an organ.
American Heritage Medicine

(anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • auricula atrii
  • atrial auricle
  • ear
  • pinna
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Other Word Forms of Auricle

Noun

Singular:
auricle
Plural:
auricles

Origin of Auricle

  • Middle English auricle of the heart from Old French little ear from Latin auricula ear earlier diminutive of auris ear ous- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin auricula, diminutive of auris (“ear”)

    From Wiktionary

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