AURICLE

n. A‘r/i2k-l. Lat., auricula, Fr., auricule (ist, 2d. and 3d def’s), oreillette (4th def.). Ger., Oehrchen (1st def.), Aurikel (4th def.). Ohrläppchen (3d def.), Ohrmuschel (34 def.), Vorhof (4th def.), Herzohr (4th def.). It. œuricola. Sp., auricula. 1. In botany, a ‘projection resembling the lobe of the’ ear (e. g.. the divisions of certain leaves or the stipules in some plants). [B, 1.] 2. In zoology, a tuft of feathers above the ee in certain birds. Pa 41.) 3. The external ear, the pinna. abs See Left and Right a. of the heart.—Left a. of the heart. … auricula cord is sinistra. Fr., oreillette gauche du coeur. Ger., linker Vorhof des Herzens, linkes Herzohr. The left upper chamber of the heart. It receives arterial blood from the pulmonary veins, and discharges it into the left ventricle.—Right a, of the heart. Lat., auricula cord is dextra. Fr., oreillette droite du coeur. Ger., rechter Vorhof des Herzens, rechtes Herzokr. The right upper chamber of the i*1(ki71)’la’. See Auheart. It receives yenous blood from the venæ cavæ, and discharges it into the right ventricle.