auricle
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auricle
n. chamber of the heart; outer ear (of animals)

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Auricle
Auricle is an Anglicization of Latin auricula, from "ear" and , a diminutive suffix.

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auricle

Noun
1. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
(synonym) atrial auricle, auricula atrii
(hypernym) pouch, pocket
(part-holonym) atrium cordis, atrium of the heart
2. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
(synonym) pinna, ear
(hypernym) cartilaginous structure
(hyponym) cauliflower ear
(part-holonym) external ear, outer ear
(part-meronym) earlobe, ear lobe


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auricle
n. ouško srdeční; ušní boltec

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Auricle
(n.)
The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(n.)
An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.
  
 
(n.)
An angular or ear-shaped lobe.
  

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