ossiculum

ossiculum
SYN: ossicle. [L. dim. of os, bone]
- ossicula auditus [TA] SYN: auditory ossicles, under ossicle.
- ossicula mentalia small nodules of bone that appear at the symphysis menti shortly before birth and fuse with the mandible after birth.

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os·sic·u·lum ə-'sik-yə-ləm n, pl -la -lə OSSICLE

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os·sic·u·lum (ə-sikґu-ləm) pl. ossiґcula [L.] ossicle; a small bone.

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