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ossicle
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ossicle [′äs·ə·kəl]
(anatomy)
Any of certain small bones, as those of the middle ear.
(invertebrate zoology)
Any of various calcareous bodies.


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The cranium, which includes the facial bones, is made up of 28 individual bones: six single midline bones, eight pairs of right and left bones, and three pairs of tiny ear ossicles (see Figure 3).
Chapter 13, "Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot," describes common abnormal ossicles in the foot and ankle region.
The eardrum vibrates and transmits sound waves to the ossicles (three tiny bones--malleus, incus, and stapes) that amplify the waves, transporting them into the fluid-filled cochlea.
 
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