pinna auricle

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• Auricle — has the following meanings: * the external portion of the ear, the pinna * a small conical pouch that projects from each atrium of the heart ** Right auricle ** Left auricle * a name for the left or right atria of the heart * a name given to ear… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …   Wikipedia

• Pinna — Pin na, n.; pl. {Pinn[ae]}, E. {Pinnas}. [L., a feather.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of {Bipinnate leaf}, under {Bipinnate}. (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• auricle — [ô′ri kəl] n. [ME < L auricula, dim. of auris, EAR1] 1. Anat. a) the external part of the ear; pinna b) Obs. an atrium of the heart 2. Biol. an earlike part or organ …   English World dictionary

• pinna — auricle; n. the flap of skin and cartilage that projects from the head at the exterior opening of the external auditory meatus of the ear (see illustration). In humans the pinna is largely vestigial but it may be partly concerned with detecting… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• pinna — ► NOUN (pl. pinnae) Anatomy ▪ the external part of the ear; the auricle. ORIGIN Latin, from penna feather, wing, fin …   English terms dictionary

• pinna — [pin′ə] n. pl. pinnae [pin′ē] or pinnas [L, a feather: see PEN2] 1. Anat. the external ear; auricle: see EAR1 2. Bot. a primary division of a pinnately compound leaf, esp. of a fern leaf 3. Zool. a fe …   English World dictionary

• auricle — pinna …   The new mediacal dictionary

• auricle — auricled, adj. /awr i keuhl/, n. 1. Anat. a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. b. Also called auricular appendage. an ear shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. c. (loosely) the atrium. 2. Bot., Zool. a part like …   Universalium

• Pinna (anatomy) — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = auricula GraySubject = 229 GrayPage = 1034 Caption = The auricula. Lateral surface. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = posterior auricular, anterior auricular Vein = Nerve = Trigeminal Nerve, Greater… …   Wikipedia

• Pinna — The ear or, to be more precise, the part of the ear that projects like a little wing from the head. In Latin, pinna means wing. * * * 1. SYN: auricle (1). 2. A feather, wing, or fin. [L. p. or penna, a feather, in pl. a wing] p. nasi SYN: ala of… …   Medical dictionary