auricle

A noun referring to either a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart, or the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa tanto um pequeno apêndice em forma de bolsa cônica que se projeta da parte anterossuperior de cada átrio do coração, quanto a estrutura cartilaginosa visível da orelha externa.

1. Heart chamber C1 formal medical

   A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart.

   • The auricle helps regulate blood flow into the heart.
   • Surgeons carefully examined the right auricle during the procedure.
   • An abnormality in the auricle can affect cardiac function.

   🇵🇹Aurícula cardíaca

2. External ear B2 formal medical

   The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the outer ear.

   • The auricle collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.
   • He had a small piercing on his left auricle.
   • The shape of the auricle varies among individuals.

   🇵🇹Pavilhão auricular

   Sinônimos: pinna

• auricles plural form
• auricles' possessive plural form
• auricle's possessive singular form