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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