ossiculate

os·si·cle

 (ŏs′ĭ-kəl)

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·sic′u·lar (ŏ-sĭk′yə-lər), os·sic′u·late (-lĭt) adj.

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Adj.

1.

ossiculate - pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear ossicular

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