auricle
1. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart • Syn: atrial auricle, auricula atrii • Derivationally related forms: auricular • Hypernyms: pouch, pocket • Part Holonyms: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart 2. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear • Syn: pinna, ear • Derivationally related forms: auricular, auriculate • Hypernyms: cartilaginous structure • Hyponyms: cauliflower ear • Part Holonyms: external ear, outer ear • Part Meronyms: earlobe, ear lobe, tragus
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