os·si·cle

(ŏs′ĭ-kəl)

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.

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ossicle

(ˈɒsɪkəl)

(Anatomy) a small bone, esp one of those in the middle ear

[C16: from Latin ossiculum, from os bone]

ossicular adj

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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.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ossicle - a small bone; especially one in the middle ear

bonelet, ossiculum

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear

middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

Translations

ossicino

ossicle

[ˈɒsɪk/əl] n → ossicino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

os·si·cle

n. huesillo, osículo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ossicle

n (of the ear) huesecillo (del oído)

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References in periodicals archive

In other words, the effectiveness of each of the four"established view" osseous mechanisms eliciting BC threshold would be either entirely absent (occlusion effect and ossicle inertia) or greatly reduced (fluid inertia and inner ear wall distortion) in patients who had undergone radical mastoidectomy and subtotal petrosectomy.

Implications for Bone Conduction Mechanisms from Thresholds of Post Radical Mastoidectomy and Subtotal Petrosectomy Patients

(22) On radiography, they appear as a well-corticated ossicle adjacent to the acetabulum, most common anterosuperiorly.

MR Imaging of the hip: Avoiding pitfalls, identifying normal variants

Perforation of the globe at the level of the scleral ossicle was considered a possible cause.

Trauma-Induced Uveitis and Free Air in the Anterior Chamber of Three Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio)

In total, 153 plates are included in this specimen lot, with the distribution of ossicle types given in Fig.

Notes on Additional Material Associated with the Type Specimens of Diphuicrinus ohioensis (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Southeastern Ohio

HRCT also helps in diagnosing early erosive changes in the ossicles. The lenticular process of the incus is the first ossicle to be disrupted with loss of the "ice cream" cone appearance seen on the scan.

HRCT TEMPORAL BONE--A MANDATORY PREOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVING SURGICAL OUTCOME IN UNSAFE CSOM

In patients with COMC, different degrees of destruction in the ossicles may be observed and after complete eradication of pathology, in many patients, ossicle reconstruction may be performed with autograft ossicles or allograft materials (16).

Audiological Results of Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis with Cartilage Shoe Technique

The technology is based on completely contact-free fiber-optic technology, which senses the tiniest ossicle movements and uses them to stimulate the acoustic nerves.

HEARING DEVICES FEATURE FIBER-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY

To our knowledge, only 1 case of TTS has been reported secondary to a skeletal anomaly (accessory ossicle) [15].

Talus Bipartitus: A Rare Anatomical Variant Presenting as an Entrapment Neuropathy of the Tibial Nerve within the Tarsal Tunnel

The exam revealed a smooth and well-corticated bone ossicle measuring 14 mm and located superiorly to the odontoid process corresponding to an os odontoideum (Figures 1(a)-1(c)).

Retroodontoid Pseudotumor Related to Development of Myelopathy Secondary to Atlantoaxial Instability on Os Odontoideum

Type 3 is the uni-epipteric type, in which a small irregular-shaped epipteric (also called pterion ossicle, sutural or Wormian) bone was found interposing within this type of pterion (Fig.

Classification and Incidence of Pterion Patterns of Thai Skulls/ Clasificacion e Incidencia de los Patrones de Pterion en Craneos de Tailandia

We can also confirm the previous conclusions of many authors that ossicle characters can be useful when estimating and understanding different feeding preferences and relevant differences occurring in jaw teeth, branchial tooth plates and gill rakers.

Gill rakers and teeth of three pleuronectiform species (Teleostei) of the Baltic Sea: a microichthyological approach/Kolme Laanemere lestalise (Pleuronectiformes, Teleostei) lopusepiid ja hambad: mikroihtuoloogiline kasitlus

Surgical treatment, including removal of the ossicle fragmentation.

Severe knee pain in a 22-year-old woman after trauma