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AURICULAR
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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:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
auricle (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)
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