ossicle

ossicle englannista suomeksi

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0. Substantiivi

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ossicle englanniksi

1. A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.

''The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles''.

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2. Bone-like joint or plate, especially:

3. one of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;

4. one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;

5. one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.

''The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.''

6. {{quote-book|en|year=1836|author=William Buckland|title=Geology and Mineralogy, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology|volume=1|publisher=William Pickering|page=174

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