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Noun: auricular appendage  o'rik-yu-lu(r) u'pen-dij
  1. A pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
    "Blood clots can form in the auricular appendage in atrial fibrillation";
    - auricula, auricular appendix

Derived forms: auricular appendages

Type of: pocket, pouch

Part of: atrium cordis, atrium of the heart

Encyclopedia: Auricular appendage