ossicle (n.)

"a small bone; small, hard, bone-like nodule," 1570s, from Latin ossiculum, diminutive of os "bone" (from PIE root *ost- "bone").

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*ost-

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "bone."

It forms all or part of: osseous; ossicle; ossuary; ossifrage; ossify; osteo-; osteology; osteopathy; ostracism; ostracize; oyster; periosteum.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit asthi, Hittite hashtai-, Greek osteon "bone," Greek ostrakon "oyster shell," Avestan ascu- "shinbone," Latin os (genitive ossis) "bone," osseus "bony, of bone," Welsh asgwrn, Armenian oskr, Albanian asht "bone."

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Definitions of ossicle

ossicle (n.)

a small bone; especially one in the middle ear;

Synonyms: bonelet / ossiculum

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Dictionary entries near ossicle

osmosis

osprey

osseous

Ossetian

Ossianic

ossicle

ossification

ossifrage

ossify

ossuary

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