auricle
- noun
- /ˈɔrɪkəl/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that the auricle plays a crucial role in how blood circulates through the heart.
Examples
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Into the left auricle through the left ventricle passing out of the...
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From the body to the right auricle, to the right ventricle... ...and out the pulmonary arteries to the lungs.
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The surgeon carefully examined the auricle to assess the patient's heart condition.
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Blood flows from the lungs into the auricle before it moves to the left ventricle.
Synonyms
A small pouch that sticks out from the upper front part of a heart chamber called an atrium
A small pouch that sticks out from the front of a heart's upper chamber
A small ear-shaped pouch on the upper chamber of the heart
A small ear-shaped pouch on the upper front part of each heart chamber
A small ear-shaped pouch that sticks out from each upper chamber of the heart
Compounds
- Specialized
A small ear-shaped pouch that sticks out from each upper chamber of the heart
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word auricle comes from the Latin auricula, which means 'little ear' from auris 'ear'. Doctors gave the heart a part this name because the small pouch looks like a tiny ear, so auricle now also means that ear-shaped part of the heart.