Auricle is an Anglicization of Latin , from ''auris'' 'ear' and ''-cula'', a

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. Auricle and auricula may refer to: * Auricle Ensemble, chamber ensemble * Auricular style, ornamental style based on parts of the human anatomy

Medicine

* Ear ** Auricle (anatomy), the external portion of the ear ** Auriculectomy, surgical removal of the ear ** Auricular branch (disambiguation), one of various nerves having to do with the ear or hearing **

Auricular muscles The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal. It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane). Structure Auricle The ...

, muscles surrounding the ear * A small conical or ear-shaped pouch that projects from each

atrium (heart) The atrium ( la, ātrium, , entry hall) is one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system. The blood in the atria is pumped into the heart ventricles through the atrioventricular valves. There are two atr ...

; also, in some older texts, the atrium itself **

Left atrial appendage The atrium ( la, ātrium, , entry hall) is one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system. The blood in the atria is pumped into the heart ventricles through the atrioventricular valves. There are two at ...

** Right atrial appendage

Biology

* Auricle (botany), an earlike projection on the base of a leaf or petal (in some cyclamen species, for example) * An earlike projection at the base of the head of a planarium, which is sensitive to touch and the presence of certain chemicals * ''

Primula auricula ''Primula auricula'', often known as auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear (from the shape of its leaves), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including ...

'', a species of primula, including the hybrid cultivars known collectively as "auriculas" * Auriculariales, an order of fungi ** ''

Auricularia ''Auricularia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maint ...

'', a genus of fungi * '' Auriculella'', a genus of tropical land snails * ''Auricula'', a genus of extinct

trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the At ...

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