auriculo-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

auriculo-

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.
    • 1836, Robert Bentley Todd, editor, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, 1st edition, volumes 1: A–DEA, page 330, column 2:
      The auriculo-ventricular orifice is an oblique slit[.]
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the external ear; aural, auricular.
    • 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 273:
      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.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with auriculo-

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Spanish

Prefix

auriculo-

  1. (anatomy) auriculo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with auriculo-
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