Auricular may refer to:
Medicine and anatomy
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Auricular muscles
The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal. It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum ( tympanic membrane).
Structure
Auricle
The ...
, surrounding the ear
* A relational adjective, as in the
auricular branch of vagus nerve
The auricular branch of the vagus nerve is often termed the Alderman's nerve ("a reference to the old Aldermen of the City of London and their practice of using rosewater bowls at ceremonial banquets, where attendees were encouraged to place a na ...
, used to delineate a relationship to the ear and its structures
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Auricular branch (disambiguation), various nerves and veins
* A synonym for ''atrial'', of or pertaining to the
atrium (heart)
The atrium (; : atria) is one of the two Heart#Chambers, upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system. The blood in the atria is pumped into the Ventricle (heart), heart ventricles through the atrioventricular valve ...
Arts
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Auricular style
The auricular style or lobate style (Dutch: ''kwabstijl'', German: ''Ohrmuschelstil'') is a style of ornamental decoration, mainly found in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, bridging Northern Mannerism and the Baroque. The st ...
, a 17th-century style in decorative art, especially Dutch metalwork
See also
* Auricula (plural auriculae),
auricle, or pinna, the visible part of the outer ear
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Auricle (disambiguation)
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