Definition of Auricles. Meaning of Auricles. Synonyms of Auricles

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Definition of Auricles

Auricle
Auricle Au"ri*cle, n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe. 3. An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet. --Mansfield.

Meaning of Auricles from wikipedia

- Auricle (botany), an ear-like projection on the base of a leaf or petal Auricles, ear-like projections at the base of the head of a planarium Primula auricula...
- the folds of the auricle and gradually shift upwards and backwards to their final position on the head. En route accessory auricles (also known as preauricular...
- Pseudocyst of the auricle, also known as auricular pseudocyst, endochondral pseudocyst, cystic chondromalacia, intracartilaginous auricular seroma cyst...
- An accessory auricle is a congenital anomaly typically seen as a skin coloured nodule, most frequently just to the front of the ear. The general presentation...
- to describe this chamber in some other animals, such as the Mollusca. Auricles in this modern terminology are distinguished by having thicker muscular...
- In botany, an auricle is a small ear-like projection from the base of a leaf or petal. Dictionary of Botany v t e...
- oblique muscle of auricle (oblique auricular muscle or Tod muscle) is an intrinsic muscle of the outer ear. The oblique muscle of auricle is placed on the...
- The transverse muscle of auricle (transverse auricular muscle, transversus auriculae, transversus auricularis or transverse muscle of pinna) is an intrinsic...
- anomalies and asymmetries of the skeletal shape can cause either auricle, or both auricles, to become prominent. In relation to the protruding mastoid process...
- Accordingly, the auricles or ventricles behave as a single unit, so that an adequate stimulus normally produces a full contraction of either the auricles or ventricles...