ossicle (redirected from auditory o's)

os·si·cle  (s-kl)

n.

A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear.

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[Latin ossiculum, diminutive of os, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]

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os·sicu·lar (-sky-lr), os·sicu·late (-lt) adj.

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ossicle  (s-kl)

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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Noun

1.

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