ossicle

Synonyms:

bonelet, ossiculum

Types:

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auditory ossicle

ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear

hammer, malleus

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

anvil, incus

the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

stapes, stirrup

the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

Type of:

bone, os

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates