ossicle
a small bone.
Origin of ossicle
1Other words from ossicle
- os·sic·u·lar [o-sik-yuh-ler], /ɒˈsɪk yə lər/, os·sic·u·late [o-sik-yuh-lit], /ɒˈsɪk yə lɪt/, adjective
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How to use ossicle in a sentence
In the ossicles, the atomic pattern and the diamondlike lattice align in a way that compensates for calcite’s intrinsic weakness.
A diamondlike structure gives some starfish skeletons their strength | Carolyn Wilke | February 10, 2022 | Science NewsLi’s team is studying live knobby starfish, surveying the chemistry of how ossicles form.
A diamondlike structure gives some starfish skeletons their strength | Carolyn Wilke | February 10, 2022 | Science NewsThe third ear-ossicle of mammals, the stapes, comes not from the first arch but from the second.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellA vertical section of an ossicle presents exactly the same features as the horizontal section now described.
Through the Heart of Patagonia | H. Hesketh PrichardThere is no tympanic cavity or auditory ossicle in relation to the ear.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The parietal sagittal arc, including the region where there was probably a supra-lambdoid ossicle, was about 140 mm.
Notes on the Fenland | T. McKenny HugesThe next two phalanges were separate, and sometimes kept widely apart from each other by the introduction of a special ossicle.
Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk | Thomas Browne
British Dictionary definitions for ossicle
/ (ˈɒsɪkəl) /
a small bone, esp one of those in the middle ear
Origin of ossicle
1Derived forms of ossicle
- ossicular (ɒˈsɪkjʊlə), adjective
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Scientific definitions for ossicle
[ 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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