auricular
Pertaining to ears
Auricular relates to the ear or to hearing: auricular confession is whispered directly into the priest's ear.
In anatomy, it describes ear-shaped structures—the auricle of the heart is the ear-like upper chamber.
The word appears in medical and religious contexts more than everyday speech: auricular therapy, auricular witness.
External ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- lobeRounded projecting part
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- tragusEar's inner projection
antihelix · concha · eardrum · ossicles · malleus · incus · stapes · cochlea
Spoke without full voice
- secretsConcealed information
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- hushedReduced to silence
- intimateClosely personal or private
private · discreet · sotto voce · murmur · eavesdrop · gossip · clandestine · furtive
Related to perception
- innervationNerve supply to tissue
- mastoidBreast-shaped skull prominence
- parotidCheek-area saliva gland
- earlobeSoft lower pinna
dermatome · anesthesia · numbness · neuralgia
Audible wave phenomenon
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- frequencyRate of recurrence
pitch · tone · volume · decibel · vibration · resonance · echo · timbre
Roofed central hall
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- appendageProjecting body part
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
chamber · ventricle · cardiovascular · arrhythmia · pacemaker · catheter · echocardiogram · thrombosis
pinna
External ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- lobeRounded projecting part
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
tragus · antihelix · concha · eardrum · ossicles · malleus · incus · stapes · cochlea · vestibule
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- secretsConcealed information
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- hushedReduced to silence
intimate · private · discreet · sotto voce · murmur · eavesdrop · gossip · clandestine · furtive · covert
sensory
Related to perception
- innervationNerve supply to tissue
- mastoidBreast-shaped skull prominence
- parotidCheek-area saliva gland
earlobe · dermatome · anesthesia · numbness · neuralgia
sound
Audible wave phenomenon
frequency · pitch · tone · volume · decibel · vibration · resonance · echo · timbre · loudness
atrium
Roofed central hall
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- appendageProjecting body part
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
cardiac · chamber · ventricle · cardiovascular · arrhythmia · pacemaker · catheter · echocardiogram · thrombosis · ablation
- bird anatomybeak, feathers, wings, tail feathers, wing feathers
- acupunctureacupoints, needling, acupuncture needles, acupuncture points, electroacupuncture
- auricular hematomaBlood clot in outer ear