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单词 pinna
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Definition of pinna in English:

pinna

nounPlural pinnae ˈpɪnəˈpɪnə
  • 1Anatomy Zoology
    The external part of the ear in humans and other mammals; the auricle.

    〔剖,动〕耳郭;外耳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pinnae of the ears are large and can fold back to protect the ears while the aardvark is burrowing.
    • Body piercing and multiple ear piercings in the pinna, rather than the earlobe, are catching on.
    • Contact dermatitis, irritant or allergic, can involve the pinna as well as the external auditory canal.
    • Under direct vision the excessive hair follicles of the external ear canal and pinna were targeted by the laser beam.
    • Patients with otitis externa experience pain on manipulation of the pinna or tragus, and their ear canal is edematous and filled with infectious debris.
  • 2Botany
    A primary division of a pinnate leaf, especially of a fern.

    〔植〕羽片

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lepidoteris fronds typically have so-called intercalary pinnules along the rachis between the primary pinnae, and are covered with the characteristic blisters mentioned above.
    • Each leaf has many pinnae and a leaf axis that is subdivided into a midrib and a petiole.
    • If the primary pinnae are divided, then the individual divisions are known as pinnules.
  • 3Zoology
    Any of a number of animal structures resembling fins or wings.

    〔动〕羽;翅;鳍;鳍(羽)状结构

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They get their name from the Latin words pinna (feather or wing) and pedes (feet).

Origin

Late 18th century: modern Latin, from a variant of Latin penna 'feather, wing, fin'.

Definition of pinna in US English:

pinna

nounˈpɪnəˈpinə
  • 1Anatomy Zoology
    The external part of the ear in humans and other mammals; the auricle.

    〔剖,动〕耳郭;外耳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Under direct vision the excessive hair follicles of the external ear canal and pinna were targeted by the laser beam.
    • The pinnae of the ears are large and can fold back to protect the ears while the aardvark is burrowing.
    • Patients with otitis externa experience pain on manipulation of the pinna or tragus, and their ear canal is edematous and filled with infectious debris.
    • Contact dermatitis, irritant or allergic, can involve the pinna as well as the external auditory canal.
    • Body piercing and multiple ear piercings in the pinna, rather than the earlobe, are catching on.
  • 2Botany
    A primary division of a pinnate leaf, especially of a fern.

    〔植〕羽片

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the primary pinnae are divided, then the individual divisions are known as pinnules.
    • Each leaf has many pinnae and a leaf axis that is subdivided into a midrib and a petiole.
    • Lepidoteris fronds typically have so-called intercalary pinnules along the rachis between the primary pinnae, and are covered with the characteristic blisters mentioned above.
  • 3Zoology
    Any of a number of animal structures resembling fins or wings.

    〔动〕羽;翅;鳍;鳍(羽)状结构

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They get their name from the Latin words pinna (feather or wing) and pedes (feet).

Origin

Late 18th century: modern Latin, from a variant of Latin penna ‘feather, wing, fin’.

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