ossicle
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈɒsɪkəl/
Definition of ossicle
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
“The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.”
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noun
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A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
“The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.”
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Bone-like joint or plate.
“The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.”
- Bone-like joint or plate.
- Bone-like joint or plate.
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Etymology
Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).
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