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auricle
1. The part of the external ear that projects outward from the head.
2. An ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart.
3. Etymology: from Latin auricula, "little ear".
2. An ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart.
3. Etymology: from Latin auricula, "little ear".
A term applied both to the pinna, or flap, of the ear; and also to the ear-shaped tip of the atrium of the heart.
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auricle, oracle
auricle (OR i kuhl) (noun)
1. An ear or ear-shaped appendage or part; pinna: Many animals, including humans, have a dual auricle for hearing.
2. An ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart: Cardiologists are quite aware of each auricle of the heart.
2. An ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart: Cardiologists are quite aware of each auricle of the heart.
oracle (OR i kuhl) (noun)
1. A person; such as, a priestess, through whom a god was believed to speak: Some people from the past would go to a shrine so they could consult an oracle.
2. Anyone who has a great deal of knowledge about something and whose opinions and advice are highly valued: I knew him long before he became the oracle of linguistics.
2. Anyone who has a great deal of knowledge about something and whose opinions and advice are highly valued: I knew him long before he became the oracle of linguistics.
The auricle should not to be confused with oracle because neither the ear shape nor the upper chamber of the heart possess oracular powers.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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