Auricle
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Auricle is an Anglicization of Latin auricula, from auris "ear" and -cula, a diminutive suffix.
Auricle and auricula may refer to:
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Medicine
- Ear
- Pinna, the external portion of the ear
- Auriculectomy, surgical removal of the ear
- Auricular branch (disambiguation), one of various nerves having to do with the ear or hearing
- Auricular muscles, muscles surrounding the ear
- A small conical pouch that projects from each atrium of the heart; also, in some older texts, the atrium itself
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Biology
- Auricle (botany), an earlike projection on the base of a leaf or petal (in some cyclamen species, for example)
- Primula auricula, a primrose, called bear's ears for the shape of its leaves
- Auriculariales, an order of fungi
- Auricularia, a genus of fungi
- Auriculella, a genus of tropical land snails
- Auricula, a genus of extinct trilobites
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Other uses
- Auricle Ensemble, chamber ensemble
- Auricular style, ornamental style based on parts of the human anatomy
- Auricle.fm, Social Music Sharing and Discovery streaming music service
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