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Ossicle
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy & Skeleton:
A small
bone
(or
bony
structure), especially one of the three of the
middle
ear.
●
In Zoology & Skeleton:
Bone-like
joint
or
plate
, especially:
one of
numerous
small
calcareous
structures
forming
the
skeleton
of certain
echinoderms
, as the starfishes;
one of the several small
hard
chitinous
parts
or
processes
of the
gastric
skeleton
of
crustaceans
,
as in
the
stomach
of a
lobster
or crawfish.
●
In Zoology:
Bone-like
joint
or
plate
, especially:
one of the
hard
articuli
or
joints
of the
stem
or
branches
of a
crinoid
or encrinite;
Bone-like
joint
or
plate
, especially
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Synonyms
Bonelet
Ossiculum
Otic Bone
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