Definition of ossicle

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Ossicle (n.) A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear..

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Otosteal :: Otosteal (n.) An auditory ossicle.
Staphyline :: Stapes (n.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear..
Adambulacral :: Adambulacral (a.) Next to the ambulacra; as, the adambulacral ossicles of the starfish..
Ossiculum :: Ossiculum (n.) Same as Ossicle.
Ossicle :: Ossicle (n.) One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes..
Ambulacral :: Ambulacral (a.) Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms..
Fin :: Fin (n.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water..
Ossicle :: Ossicle (n.) A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear..
Aristotle's Lantern :: Aristotle's lantern () The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
Vertebra :: Vertebra (n.) One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.
Malleus :: Malleus (n.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far..
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