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auriculo-

UK/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.əʊ/US/ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.oʊ/

auriculo- prefix: of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.

Prefix

auriculo-

  1. Of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.
    • The auriculo-ventricular orifice is an oblique slit[.]1836, Robert Bentley Todd, editor, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, 1st edition, volumes 1: A–DEA, page 330, column 2
  2. Of or pertaining to the external ear; aural, auricular.
    • The first of these, the auriculo-temporal nerve, passes backwards, under the external pterygoid muscle, and then upwards between the mandible and the external meatus, underneath the parotid gland.1881, St. George Jackson Mivart, “IX. The Cat's Nervous System and Organs of Sense”, in The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals, 1st edition, John Murray, page...

Origin of auriculo-

Formed from auricular + -o-; compare aur-.

Questions about auriculo-

What does auriculo- mean?
Auriculo- means of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.
What part of speech is auriculo-?
Auriculo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce auriculo-?
Auriculo- is pronounced /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.əʊ/ (UK).

Words near auriculo- in the dictionary

  1. auriculate
  2. auriculated
  3. auriculectomies
  4. auriculectomy
  5. auriculiform
  6. auriculo-
  7. auriculoacupuncture
  8. auriculocephalic
  9. auriculocondylar
  10. auriculomedicine
  11. auriculopalpebral

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