ossicle
IPA: ˈɑsʌkʌɫ
noun
- (anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
- (zoology) Bone-like joint or plate, especially:
- one of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;
- one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;
- one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.
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Examples of "ossicle" in Sentences
- I'm not sure why Ossicle is being like this.
- Ossicle, I don't have to prove to you anything.
- A prosthesis for reconstruction of the auditory ossicles.
- The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.
- The muscles of auditory ossicles serve to modulate the motion of the ossicles.
- The incus or anvil is the anvil shaped small bone or ossicle in themiddle ear.
- The incus or anvil is the anvil shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear.
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