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auricle

Syllabification: (au·ri·cle)
Pronunciation: /ˈôrikəl/
Definition of auricle

noun

Anatomy & Biology
  • a structure resembling an ear or earlobe.
  • another term for atrium (of the heart).
  • strictly, a small muscular appendage of each atrium.
  • the external part or pinna of the ear.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin auricula 'external part of the ear', diminutive of auris 'ear'

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