auricle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    * 1.3.1 Derived terms
    * 1.3.3 Translations
  • 1.4 References
  • 1.5 Anagrams

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From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ək.əl/
• Homophone: oracle (weak vowel merger)

auricle (plural auricles)

1. (biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
   1. (anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.
      Synonyms: pinna, pavilion
2. (anatomy) Synonym of atrium.
   1. (anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.

• auricled

• postauricle

• retroauricle

• auricula

• auricular

• auriculo-

• “auricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

• “auricle”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• ciruela

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