| Title | Auricle |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology auricle 1650s, from L. auricula "ear," dim. of auris (see ear (1)). Technically the external ear only or the lower lobe of it. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 auricle aur·icle / 5C:rikl / noun(anatomy 解) 1. either of the ten upper spaces in the heart used to send blood around the body 心耳 SYN atrium ⇨ compare ventricle (1) 2. the outer part of the ear 耳廓 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·ri·cle \ˈȯrə̇kəl, -rēk-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin auricula, diminutive of auris ear — more at ear 1. a. : the pinna of the ear b. [so called from a resemblance to the external ear of some quadrupeds] : an atrium of the heart c. : auricular appendage 2. : an angular or earlike lobe or process: as a. : one of the plates of the jaw to which the jaw muscles are attached in certain sea urchins with jaws b. : one of a pair of ciliated pitlike organs eversible for swimming in certain rotifers c. : either of the wings at the hinged border of the shell in certain bivalve mollusks (as the scallop) 3. : an ear-shaped appendage (as that at the base of the leaf blade of many grasses) • au·ri·cled \-ld\ adjective |
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