Auricle is an Anglicization of Latin , from
''auris'' 'ear' and
''-cula'', a
diminutive
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suffix
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Auricle and auricula may refer to:
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Auricle Ensemble
The Auricle Ensemble is a chamber ensemble based in Scotland. It was created by a co-operative of professional musicians working in the UK in 2007 and has become known for its diverse programming. The group is based in the West End of Glasgow, wi ...
, chamber ensemble
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Auricular style, ornamental style based on parts of the human anatomy
Medicine
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Ear
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Auricle (anatomy), the external portion of the ear
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Auriculectomy
Auriculectomy is the surgical removal of the ear due to disease or trauma
Trauma most often refers to:
*Major trauma, in physical medicine, severe physical injury caused by an external source
*Psychological trauma, a type of damage to the ps ...
, surgical removal of the ear
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Auricular branch (disambiguation) Auricular branch (in Latin, "ramus auricularis") can refer to any one of several different structures having to do with the ear or hearing:
*Nerves
**The auricular branch of the vagus nerve - "ramus auricularis nervi vagi" (also known as the Ald ...
, one of various nerves having to do with the ear or hearing
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Auricular muscles, muscles surrounding the ear
* A small conical or ear-shaped pouch that projects from each
atrium (heart); also, in some older texts, the atrium itself
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Left atrial appendage
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Right atrial appendage
Biology
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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
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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"
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Auriculariales, an order of fungi
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Auricularia
''Auricularia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically gelatinous and ear-shaped, with a slightly downy to conspicuously hirsute upper surface and an under surface that is smooth, wrinkled or ...
'', a genus of fungi
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Auriculella'', a genus of tropical land snails
* ''Auricula'', a genus of extinct
trilobites
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