ossiculum

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noun

An ossicle.

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ossiclebonelet
OriginLatin ossiculum →
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Meanings

nounossiculum (plural ossicula)

plural ossicula

  1. anatomyAn ossicle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small bone; especially one in the middle ear

Similar
ossiclebonelet
Broader
boneos
Also see
boneletossicleotic bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinossiculum“little bone”
  2. Englishossiculum

Borrowed from Latin ossiculum (“little bone”), from os (“bone”) + -culum, neuter of -culus (diminutive suffix).

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APA

ossiculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiculum

MLA

“ossiculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiculum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossiculum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiculum.

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