Definition of Auricula

1. Noun. Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated.

Exact synonyms: Bear's Ear, Primula Auricula
Generic synonyms: Primrose, Primula

2. Noun. A pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart.
Exact synonyms: Auricular Appendage, Auricular Appendix
Group relationships: Atrium Cordis, Atrium Of The Heart
Generic synonyms: Pocket, Pouch

Definition of Auricula

1. n. A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.

Definition of Auricula

1. an auricle [n -LAS or -LAE] - See also: auricle

Medical Definition of Auricula

1. Origin: L. Auricula. See Auricle. 1. (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. A species of Hirneola (H. Auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judae, or Jew's-ear. 2. A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin. (19 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auricula

aureus
auri-
auriasis
auric
auric
aurichalceous
aurichalcite
auricle
auricle
auricled
auricles
auricle of atrium
auricle of left atrium
auricle of right atrium
auricula (current term)
auricula (current term)
auriculae
auricular
auricular
auriculare
auriculare
auricularia
Auricularia
Auriculariaceae
Auriculariales
Auricularia auricula
auriculars
auriculars
auricular appendage
auricular appendage

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