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ossiculate

Variant of ossicle

noun

a small bone or bonelike structure; esp., any of the three small bones in the tympanic cavity of the ear

Origin: < L ossiculum, dim. of os, a bone: see ossify

Related Forms:

ossicular adjective or ossiculate

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