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Ossiculum vs. Ossicle — What's the Difference?

Ossiculum vs. Ossicle — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Ossiculum and Ossicle

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Ossiculum

(anatomy) An ossicle.

Ossicle

A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear.

Ossiculum

Same as Ossicle.

Ossicle

(anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.

Ossiculum

A small bone; especially one in the middle ear
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Ossicle

(zoology) Bone-like joint or plate, especially:

Ossicle

One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;

Ossicle

One of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;

Ossicle

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

The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

Ossicle

A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.

Ossicle

One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.

Ossicle

A small bone; especially one in the middle ear

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