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Definition of ossicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ossicle

noun
 
/ˈɒsɪkl/
 
/ˈɑːsɪkl/
 (anatomy)
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  1. any of the three very small bones in the middle earTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin ossiculum, diminutive of os ‘bone’.
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