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auricle
[aw´rĭ-k'l]1. the projecting part of the ear lying outside the head; called also pinna. 

Auricle.
2. the ear-shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart; formerly used to designate the entire atrium.
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pin·na
, pl.pin·nae
(pin'ă, pin'ē),1. ☆ official atlternate term for auricle
2. A feather, wing, or fin.
3. In veterinary anatomy, the moveable cartilage and associated fleshy structures of the ear located externally, outside the vertical ear canal.
[L. pinna or penna, a feather, in pl. a wing]
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pinna
(pĭn′ə)n. pl. pinnae (pĭn′ē) or pinnas
1. Botany A leaflet or primary division of a pinnately compound leaf.
2. Zoology A feather, wing, fin, or similar appendage.
3. Anatomy See auricle.
pin′nal adj.
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pin·na
, pl. pinnae (pin'ă, -ē)1. Synonym(s): auricle (1) .
2. A feather, wing, or fin.
[L. pinna or penna, a feather, in pl. a wing]
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pinna
The visible external ear. The pinna consists of a skin flap on a skeleton of cartilage. It has comparatively little effect on the acuity of hearing. Also known as the auricle.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
pinna
- the primary division of a leaf.
- a wing or fin.
- the projecting part of the external ear of mammals.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
pin·na
, pl. pinnae (pin'ă, -ē)1. Synonym(s): auricle (1) .
2. A feather, wing, or fin.
[L. pinna or penna, a feather, in pl. a wing]
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