Ossicle

/ˈɒsɪkəl/

Synonyms for "ossicle" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
anvilsauditory ossicle

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
boneletear bone

Related words (5)

Noun(3 words)
middle ear boneossiculumsclerite

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
boneosskeletal element

More specific

3 entries

Collocations

5 entries
auditory ossicleear bonemiddle earossicular chainsmall bone

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

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Polish

1 entries
  • płytka (wapienna) noun (bone-like plate)

Sample sentences

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The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.

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The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

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The eyeballs were surrounded by a ring of bones, the sclerotic ossicle, which probably protected their eyes when diving abruptly for prey.

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