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Definition of: ossicle
(os′i·kəl) noun Anat.
1. A small bone.
2. One of a chain of three small bones in the tympanic cavity of the ear.
3. One of various small, hard, nodular structures. [<L ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis a bone]
—os·sic·u·lar (o·sik′yə·lər) adjective
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