auricle (redirected from Auricles)

auricle /au·ri·cle/ (aw´rĭ-k'l)

1. pinna; the flap of the ear.

2. the ear-shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart.

3. formerly, the atrium of the heart.

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au·ri·cle (ôr-kl)

n.

1. Atrial auricle.

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

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Auricle

The external structure of the ear.

Mentioned in: Otitis Externa

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auricle

[ôr′ikəl]

Etymology: L, auricula, little ear

1 the external ear. Also called ala auris, pinna.

2 the left or right cardiac atrium, so named because of its earlike shape. Also called atrial appendix.

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auricle,

n the external part of the ear that is treated in ear acupuncture.

Auricle.

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auricle (ô´rikl),

n 1. the oval flap of the external part of the ear.
n 2. atrium, the chamber of the heart that receives the blood: on the right, from the general circulation, and on the left, from the pulmonary circulation.

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auricle

1. the flap of the ear in the form of a funnel-like organ which collects the sound waves. Called also pinna.

2. the ear-shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart; formerly used to designate the entire atrium.