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| au·ri·cle [ áwrək'l ] (plural au·ri·cles) |
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1. visible part of ear: the part of the external ear that projects outward from the head
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2. part of heart chamber: an ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart
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3. anatomy
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Same as atrium
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin auricula "little ear" < auris "ear"] |
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  au·ri·cled adjective |
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