The difference between Auricle and Pinna

When used as nouns, auricle means the outer ear or pinna, whereas pinna means the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Auricle and Pinna

  1. Auricle as a noun (anatomy):

    The outer ear or pinna.

  2. Auricle as a noun (anatomy):

    An ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart.

  3. Auricle as a noun (anatomy):

    An atrium, the smaller of the two types of chamber in the heart.

  4. Auricle as a noun (botany):

    Any appendage in the shape of an earlobe.

  1. Pinna as a noun (anatomy):

    The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

  2. Pinna as a noun (botany):

    A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

  3. Pinna as a noun (zoology):

    A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

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