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AURICULAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to an auricle of the heart

Example:

auricular fibrillation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

auricle (a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)

Derivation:

auricle (a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing

Example:

an auricular appendage

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

auricle (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)

Derivation:

auricle (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to near the ear

Synonyms:

auricular; otic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

auricle (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)

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