| 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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| ossicula | Plural of ossiculum. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicula auditus | The small bones of the middle ear; they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. Synonym: ossicula auditus, ear bones, ossicular chain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicula mentalia | Small nodules of bone that appear at the symphysis menti shortly before birth and fuse with the mandible after birth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicular | Pertaining to an ossicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicular chain | The small bones of the middle ear; they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. Synonym: ossicula auditus, ear bones, ossicular chain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicular prosthesis | An implant used to replace one or more of the ear ossicles. They are usually made of plastic, gelfoam, ceramic, or stainless steel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ossicular replacement | Surgical insertion of an implant to replace one or more of the ear ossicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ossiculated | Having small bones. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ossiculectomy | Removal of one or more of the ossicles of the middle ear. Origin: L. Ossiculum, ossicle, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossiculotomy | Division of one of the processes of the ossicles of the middle ear, or of a fibrous band causing ankylosis between any two ossicles. Origin: L. Ossiculum, ossicle, + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossiculum | Origin: L, a little bone. <zoology> Same as Ossicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ossiferous | Containing or yielding bone. Origin: L. Os, ossis, a bone: cf. F. Ossifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ossific | Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. Origin: L. Os, ossis, bone + facere = to make: cf. F. Ossifique. See Fact. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ossific centre | The site of earliest bone formation via accumulation of osteoblasts within connective tissue (membranous ossification) or of earliest destruction of cartilage prior to onset of ossification (endochondral ossification). Synonym: punctum ossificationis, ossific centre, point of ossification. (05 Mar 2000) |