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ATRIAL AURICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atrial auricle mean?
• ATRIAL AURICLE (noun)
The noun ATRIAL AURICLE has 1 sense:
1. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
Familiarity information: ATRIAL AURICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
atrial auricle; auricle; auricula atrii
Hypernyms ("atrial auricle" is a kind of...):
pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
Holonyms ("atrial auricle" is a part of...):
atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)
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