auricle

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1. The pinna or flap of the ear.

2. See atrium.

IN BRIEF: The outer part of the ear.

Nancy had a rash on her left auricle.

Tutor's tip: An "oracle" claims to tell you the future, but it takes a doctor to see the "auricles" (outer ear or atrium of the heart) in your body.

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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.

(ô′rikəl)
n

1. pinna, 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.

For a list of words related to auricle, see:

• Ears - auricle: pinna
• Heart and Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems - auricle: upper chamber in heart that receives blood from veins; atrium

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - atrium, hjertekammer

Nederlands (Dutch)
hartboezem (anatomie), zakje van spierweefsel op hartboezem, oorschelp, uitwendig oor van dier, aanhangsel in de vorm van een oor

Français (French)
n. - (Méd) pavillon auriculaire, oreille externe, oreillette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ohrmuschel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) πτερύγιο του αυτιού ή του καρδιακού κόλπου, καρδιακός κόλπος

Italiano (Italian)
auricola, atrio cardiaco, padiglione auricolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aurícula (f) (Anat.) (Bot.) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
ушная раковина, предсердие

Español (Spanish)
n. - aurícula

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ytteröra, hjärtförmak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
外耳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 外耳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 외이(귓바퀴), 심이, 귀 모양의 부분

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 耳介, 心耳, 耳状部, 外耳

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الصوان : الجز الخارجيالغضروفي من الأذن, الأذين الأيسر أو الأيمن من القلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפרכסת האוזן, פרוזדור/עלייה בלב‬

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