OSSICULUM

ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum

(noun) a small bone; especially one in the middle ear

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Os*sic"u*lum, n.; pl. Ossicula. Etym: [L., a little bone.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Ossicle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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