ossicle

n. 听小骨 [医] 小骨

发音

其它 /ˈɒsɪkəl/

词形变化

ossicles 复数 ossicles

别名

ossicule

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    医学

    The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.

  2. 2.

    Bone-like joint or plate.

    One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.

    生物 动物学

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

  3. 3.

    Bone-like joint or plate.

    One of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite.

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    Bone-like joint or plate.

    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.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

bonelet ossiculum

上位词 2

bone os

整体词 3

middle ear tympanic cavity tympanum

相关短语

Weberian ossicle

词源

Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).

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