| ossicle | <anatomy> A small bone, particularly applied to the tiny bones of the middle ear, stapes, malleus and incus. Origin: L. Ossiculum (29 Sep 1997) |
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| Kerckring's ossicle | An occasional independent ossification centre in the occipital bone; it appears in the posterior margin of the foramen magnum at about the sixteenth week of gestation. Synonym: Kerckring's ossicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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