auriculo-

/ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"The auriculo-ventricular orifice is an oblique slit[.]"
"The first of these, the auriculo-temporal nerve, passes backwards, under the external pterygoid muscle, and then upwards between the mandible and the external meatus, underneath the parotid gland."

Formed from auricular + -o-; compare aur-.

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How do you pronounce auriculo-?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.oʊ/.

What does auriculo- mean?

Of or pertaining to the auricle of the heart.

Where does auriculo- come from?

Formed from auricular + -o-; compare aur-.

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