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ossicle
os·si·cle [ óssik'l ] (plural os·si·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
small bone in ear: a small bone, especially one of three bones of the middle ear in humans
[Late 16th century. < Latin ossiculum "little bone, ossicle" < os "bone"]

os·sic·u·lar [ o síkyələr ] adjective
os·sic·u·late [ o síkyələt ] adjective
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