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Synonyms for ossicle

  • noun

Most common

otic bone ossiculum bonelet

All synonyms

Noun

1. Ossiculum — A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear

ossiculum, bonelet, otic bone

Other

bone

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

    The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.

Related words

Is a kind of
bone os
Other spellings
ossicule

Forms

Plural
ossicles → ossicula, bonelets, bones…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ossiclefalling
ossiculumsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bone1
7 letters
bonelet
9 letters
ossiculum