auricular
pronunciation
How to pronounce auricular in British English:
UK [ɔ:'rɪkjʊlə]
How to pronounce auricular in American English:
US [ɔˈrɪkjəlɚ]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to near the ear
- relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing
- pertaining to an auricle of the heart
Word Origin
- auricular (adj.)
- 1540s, "auditory" (originally of confessions), from Medieval Latin auricularis, from Latin auricula (see auricle). Meaning "pertaining to the ear" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Auricular acupuncture with pressure treatment of 50 cases of obesity .
- 2. Treatment of soft tissue injury of neck by pressing auricular acupoints .
- 3. Non - hodgkin 's lymphoma and auricular hypoplasia : associated with juvenile colloid milium or ligneous conjunctivitis ?
- 4. Clinical application of auricular needle in giving-up smoking and its mechanism .
- 5. Master the commonly used auricular points .