Definition of ossicle Ossicle

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We found 12 definitions of ossicle from 5 different sources.

What does ossicle mean?

Noun Plural: ossicles
ossicle - a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
		bonelet, ossiculum
		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
		middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

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ossicle (Noun)
A small bone or bony structure, especially one of the three of the middle ear.
ossicle (Noun)
Bone-like joint or plate, especially.
ossicle (Noun)
One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
ossicle (Noun)
One of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite.
ossicle (Noun)
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 (Noun)
The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

ossicle (n.)
A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.
ossicle (n.)
One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.