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Dictionary: pin·na   (pĭn'ə) pronunciation
n., pl., pin·nae (pĭn'ē), or pin·nas.
  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 (sense ).

[Latin, feather.]

pinnal pin'nal adj.

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Dental Dictionary: pinna
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n

The external ear.


auricle

The flap of tissue projecting from the external ear.

Pertaining to or emanating from the pinna, e.g. pinnal alopecia. See also auricular, ear.

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Pinna can refer to:

  • Pinna (anatomy), the outer part of the ear - also referred to as the auricle
  • Pinna (genus), a genus of bivalve molluscs also known as "pen shells"
  • In botany the pinnae are the divisions of a compound frond, analogous to the leaflets of a compound leaf

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - småblad, det ydre øre, fjer

Nederlands (Dutch)
oorschelp, bladschijf, vin, vinachtige vorm

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) pavillon, (Zool) plume, aile, aileron, (Bot) petite feuille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ohrmuschel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πτερύγιο (αφτιού κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
pinna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pena (f), asa (f), aurícula (f) (Anat.), pavilhão (m) (Anat.), folíolo (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
внешняя часть уха, крыло, плавник

Español (Spanish)
n. - pina, folíolo, ala, aleta, pabellón de la oreja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ett småblad i parställning (bot.), fena, vinge, öronmussla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
羽片, 鳍, 羽, 耳廓

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 羽片, 鰭, 羽, 耳廓

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 날개, 지느러미, 귓바퀴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 羽, ひれ, 耳介, 羽片

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صوان الأذن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלוקה ראשונית של עלה-נוצה, החלק החיצון של האוזן, סנפיר‬


 
 

 

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