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Noun: auricle  o-ri-kul
  1. A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
    - atrial auricle, auricula atrii
     
  2. The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
    - pinna, ear

Derived forms: auricles

Type of: cartilaginous structure, pocket, pouch

Part of: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart, external ear, outer ear

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