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ossiculum ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ossiculum - a small bone; especially one in the middle earbonelet, ossiclebone, 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 | EncyclopediaSeeossicleossiculum
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] 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]ossiculum
Synonyms for ossiculumnoun a small boneSynonymsRelated Words- bone
- os
- auditory ossicle
- middle ear
- tympanic cavity
- tympanum
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