Ossiculum

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ossicle.
  2. 2
    a small bone; especially one in the middle ear wordnet

Synonyms

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boneletossicleossicleotic bone

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ossiculum (“little bone”), from os (“bone”) + -culum, neuter of -culus (diminutive suffix).

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