auricle

Also known as pinna, ear pinna, pinna of ear, ear auricle

outboard part of the ear

Key facts

Artery: Posterior auricular , anterior auricular
Nerve: Trigeminal nerve , great auricular nerve , lesser occipital nerve
Lymph: To pre- and post-auricular nodes, nodes of parotid and cervical chains
Latin: auricula
Mesh: D054644
Ta98: A15.3.01.002
Ta2: 104 , 6863

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Research

37,855 papers

Treatment of pseudocyst of auricle.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2023
[Auricle primary dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans:a case report].Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022
Seborrheic keratosis in the auricle.BMJ case reports · 2021
[Management of the partial avulsions of the auricle].Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2022
Practical Classification and Management of Accessory Auricle.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Auricles (anatomy)
NCI Thesaurus ID: C32165
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Article

The auricle or auricula is the visible part of the ear that is outside the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for 'wing' or 'fin', pl.: pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology.

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