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ossicle [Brit ˈɒsɪk(ə)l, Am ˈɑsək(ə)l] N

ossicle

osselet m

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osselet de l'oreille

ossicle

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Another specific wormian bone, the pterion ossicle, sometimes exists between the sphenoidal angle of the parietal bone and the great wing of the sphenoid bone. en.wikipedia.org

There are a number of cirri or unbranched appendages on a low, cone-shaped dorsal ossicle, a bone-like structure in the centre of the disc. en.wikipedia.org

In reptiles, birds, and early fossil tetrapods, there is a single auditory ossicle, the columella (that is homologous with the stapes, or stirrup of mammals). en.wikipedia.org

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