Found 2 items, similar to ossicle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ossicle ossicle n : a small bone; especially one in the middle ear [syn: bonelet, ossiculum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ossicle Ossicle \Os"si*cle\, n. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a bone.] 1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes. [1913 Webster]