Associations to the word «Ossicle»

OSSICLE, noun. (anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.

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

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

OSSICLE, noun. One of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;

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

OSSICLE, noun. A small bone; especially one in the middle ear.