AURICULAR APPENDIX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart

Synonyms:

auricula; auricular appendage; auricular appendix

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("auricular appendix" is a kind of...):

pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))

Holonyms ("auricular appendix" is a part of...):

atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)

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