Pinna vs. Auricle

Pinnanoun

(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

Pinnanoun

(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

Pinnanoun

(zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Pinnanoun

A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.

Pinnanoun

One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.

Pinnanoun

Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.

Pinnanoun

The auricle of the ear. See Ear.

Pinnanoun

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Pinnanoun

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

Auriclenoun

(anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.

Auriclenoun

(anatomy) An ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart.

Auriclenoun

(anatomy) An atrium, the smaller of the two types of chamber in the heart.

Auriclenoun

(botany) Any appendage in the shape of an earlobe.

Auriclenoun

The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.

Auriclenoun

An angular or ear-shaped lobe.

Auriclenoun

An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.

Auriclenoun

a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart

Auriclenoun

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear