PINNA (pinnae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pinnae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pinna mean? 

• PINNA (noun)
  The noun PINNA has 2 senses:

1. division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

2. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

  Familiarity information: PINNA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pinna; pinnule

Hypernyms ("pinna" is a kind of...):

leaflet (part of a compound leaf)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

auricle; ear; pinna

Hypernyms ("pinna" is a kind of...):

cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)

Meronyms (parts of "pinna"):

ear lobe; earlobe (the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear)

tragus (a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pinna"):

cauliflower ear (an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers)

Holonyms ("pinna" is a part of...):

external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)

 Context examples 

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the pinna and/or the ear canal.

(External Ear Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

There was the same shortening of the pinna, the same broad curve of the upper lobe, the same convolution of the inner cartilage.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the pinna and/or the ear canal.

(Non-Neoplastic External Ear Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The organs involved with detecting and processing auditory information, including the pinna, external auditory canal, ear drum, middle ear, and inner ear (including the cochlear organ).

(Auditory System, NCI Thesaurus)