ossicle
/ˈɒsɪkəl/
ossicle noun: a small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
Noun
ossicle (plural ossicles)
- A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
- The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.
- One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
- The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.
- One of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite.
- 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.
ossicle meaning in Tamil
ossicle in Tamil
- சிற்றெலும்பு, சுண்ணாம்புத் தகடு, நடுச்செவி எலும்புகள்
Synonyms of ossicle
Forms of ossicle
| plural | ossicles |
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Origin of ossicle
Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).
Words formed from ossicle
- ambulacral ossicle
- Andernach's ossicles
- cardiac ossicle
- carpal ossicle
- epactal ossicles
- episternal ossicles
- intercalcar ossicles
- Kerckring's ossicle
- marginal ossicles
- ossicle of Bertin
- ossicular
- ossiculate
- ossiculectomy
- ossiculoplasty
- ossiculotomy
- Riolan's ossicles
- sphenoturbinal ossicle
- tarsal ossicle
- vertebral ossicle
- Weberian ossicles
- wormian ossicles
Phrases with ossicle
Questions about ossicle
- What does ossicle mean?
- Ossicle means a small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
- What is ossicle in Tamil?
- Ossicle in Tamil is சிற்றெலும்பு, சுண்ணாம்புத் தகடு, நடுச்செவி எலும்புகள். See Ossicle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ossicle?
- Ossicle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ossicle?
- Ossicle is pronounced /ˈɒsɪkəl/.
- What is the plural of ossicle?
- The plural of ossicle is ossicles.
Words near ossicle in the dictionary
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