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单词 ossicle
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ossicle


os·si·cle

O0140000 (ŏs′ĭ-kəl)n. A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear.
[Latin ossiculum, diminutive of os, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]
os·sic′u·lar (ŏ-sĭk′yə-lər), os·sic′u·late (-lĭt) adj.

ossicle

(ˈɒsɪkəl) n (Anatomy) a small bone, esp one of those in the middle ear[C16: from Latin ossiculum, from os bone] ossicular adj

os•si•cle

(ˈɒs ɪ kəl)

n. a small bone. [1570–80; < Latin] os•sic•u•lar (ɒˈsɪk yə lər) adj.

os·si·cle

(ŏs′ĭ-kəl) A small bone, especially one of the three located in the middle ear (the incus, malleus, and stapes) that transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.
Thesaurus
Noun1.ossicle - a small boneossicle - a small bone; especially one in the middle earbonelet, ossiculumbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesauditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner earmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
Translations
ossicino

ossicle


ossicle

[′äs·ə·kəl] (anatomy) Any of certain small bones, as those of the middle ear. (invertebrate zoology) Any of various calcareous bodies.

ossicle


ossicle

 [os´ĭ-k'l] a small bone, especially one of those in the middle ear. adj., adj ossic´ular.auditory o's the small bones of the middle ear, the incus, malleus, and stapes. (See Plates.)

os·si·cle

(os'i-kĕl), [TA] A small bone; specifically, one of the bones of the tympanic cavity or middle ear. Synonym(s): ossiculum [TA], bonelet [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, bone]

ossicle

(ŏs′ĭ-kəl)n. A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear.
os·sic′u·lar (ŏ-sĭk′yə-lər), os·sic′u·late (-lĭt) adj.

os·si·cle

(os'i-kĕl) [TA] A small bone; specifically, one of the bones of the tympanic cavity or middle ear.
Synonym(s): bonelet, ossiculum.
[L. ossiculum, dim. of os, bone]

ossicle

A small bone, especially one of the tiny bones, the auditory ossicles, in the middle ear that link the ear-drum to the inner ear. From the outside-in, the auditory ossicles are the malleus, the incus and the stapes.

ossicle

any of the bones in the middle ear connecting the eardrum to the oval window. In mammals there are three ossicles (MALLEUS, INCUS and STAPES). In reptiles, birds, and many amphibians, only a single bone (the COLUMELLA AURIS) is present.

os·si·cle

(os'i-kĕl) [TA] Small bone; specifically, a bone of tympanic cavity or middle ear. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, bone]

ossicle


Related to ossicle: middle ear ossicles
  • noun

Synonyms for ossicle

noun a small bone

Synonyms

  • bonelet
  • ossiculum

Related Words

  • bone
  • os
  • auditory ossicle
  • middle ear
  • tympanic cavity
  • tympanum
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