auricle

🇺🇸 /ˈɔːrɪkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɔːrɪkl/
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noun
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One of the two parts at the top of your heart that help pump blood.

The doctor explained how the auricle functions to move blood through the heart.

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The part of the ear that sticks out from the side of your head.

She wears earrings on the lower part of her auricle.

translation

n. One of the two parts at the top of your heart that help pump blood.; The part of the ear that sticks out from the side of your head.

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Plural auricles