auditory ossicle

Noun
  1. Ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear (synset 105285440)
    is a type of: bonelet, ossicle, ossiculum - a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
    subtypes:
    • hammer, malleus - the ossicle attached to the eardrum
    • anvil, incus - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
    • stapes, stirrup - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

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