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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 925 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AURICLE (from
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Lat. diminutive of auris, ear)
  , the
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external ear in animals, or an analogous
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part in
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plants, &c . From a supposed resemblance to the ear of a
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dog, the
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term was applied to the upper cavities of the heart . The adjective " auricular " is more specially used in the phrase " auricular confession " (see CONFESSION), i.e. private .

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