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Ossicle
Ossicle Os"si*cle, n. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a
bone.]
1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum
of the ear.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous small calcareous structures
forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the
starfishes.
Meaning of Ossicle from wikipedia
- The
ossicles (also
called auditory ossicles) are
three bones in
either middle ear that are
among the
smallest bones in the
human body. They
serve to transmit...
-
ossicles (or
suprasternal ossicles) are
small bones that are
sometimes present at the
upper end of the
chest bone. The
prevalence of
these ossicles is...
-
incus (pl.: incudes) or
anvil in the ear is one of
three small bones (
ossicles) in the
middle ear. The
incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to...
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Astropecten and
Goniaster that
immerse themselves in sediment. They are
ossicles composed of
calcite microcrystals found on the
aboral (upper)
surface of...
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Ossicles are
small calcareous elements embedded in the
dermis of the body wall of echinoderms. They form part of the
endoskeleton and
provide rigidity...
- the
cochlea (of the
inner ear). The
mammalian middle ear
contains three ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes),
which transfer the
vibrations of the eardrum...
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Vibrations that
contact the
tympanic membrane travel through the
three ossicles and into the
inner ear. The oval
window is the
intersection of the middle...
- (gl**** manufacture), gl****
flakes formed in the
production of gl**** vials.
Ossicle, any
various small bones Process (anatomy), any
outgrowths of
tissue Sclerite...
-
tibialis tendon.
Usually asymptomatic. Type 2:
Triangular or heart-shaped
ossicle measuring up to 12 mm,
which represents a
secondary ossification center...
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auditory ossicles was an
evolutionary process that
resulted in the
formation of the
mammalian middle ear,
where the
three middle ear
bones or
ossicles, namely...
