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pinna
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pinna
1. any leaflet of a pinnate compound leaf
2. Zoology a feather, wing, fin, or similarly shaped part
3. another name for auricle

pinna [′pinĀ·ə]
(anatomy)
The cartilaginous, projecting flap of the external ear of vertebrates. Also known as auricle.


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On examination, all 3 were found to have strabismus, primary telecanthus, bilateral coloboma iridis, and low-set ears with posterior rotation of the pinnae.
Surrogate markers in laboratory animals might include, for example, pinnae detachment and eye opening.
Total DNA from the ear pinnae of field-caught rodents was prepared with a QiAamp Tissue kit (Qiagen GmbH, Hilden, Germany).
 
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