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Ossicle

Ossicle Meaning & Definition
Ossicle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ossicle?

[n] a small bone; especially one in the middle ear

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ossicle: bonelet | ossiculum

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See Also | auditory ossicle | bone | middle ear | os | tympanic cavity | tympanum

Ossicle In Webster's Dictionary

\Os"si*cle\, n. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a bone.] 1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.

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