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ossicle

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒsɪkəl/Part of speech nounSorted ceilossStarts with OEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a small bone; especially one in the middle ear

Word origin

Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).

Used in a sentence

  • The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.
  • The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

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