Ossicle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) One of numerous small calcareous structures
        forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the
        starfishes.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ossicle
       n : a small bone; especially one in the middle ear [syn: {bonelet},
            {ossiculum}]