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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 Ossicles from wikipedia
- The
ossicles (also
called auditory ossicles) are
three irregular bones in the
middle ear of
humans and
other mammals, and are
among the
smallest bones...
- and
includes the
three ossicles and
their attaching ligaments; the
auditory tube; and the
round and oval windows. The
ossicles are
three small bones that...
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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...
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ossicles. They are
always internal but may only be
covered by a thin
epidermal layer like in sea urchin's spines. In the sea cu****ber, the
ossicles are...
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function is to
transmit changes in
pressure of
sound from the air to the
ossicles inside the
middle ear, and
thence to the oval
window in the fluid-filled...
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connect the
ossicles together. The
ossicles are
embedded in a
tough connective tissue which is also part of the endoskeleton. When an
ossicle becomes redundant...
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exposure of the
ossicles,
which may
allow the
subsequent formation of a new
cholesteatoma deep to the
ossicles. To
prevent this,
these ossicles must be removed...
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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...
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middle ear
contains three tiny
bones known as the
ossicles: malleus, incus, and stapes. The
ossicles were
given their Latin names for
their distinctive...
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rather sp****, as
starfish tend to
disintegrate after death. Only the
ossicles and
spines of the
animal are
likely to be preserved,
making remains hard...
