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os·si·cle
(ŏs′ĭ-kəl)n.
A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear.
os·sic′u·lar (ŏ-sĭk′yə-lər), os·sic′u·late (-lĭt) adj.
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ossicle
(ˈɒsɪkəl)n
(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.
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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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Noun | 1. | ossicle - a small bone; especially one in the middle ear 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 |
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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)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.