Ossiculum
ossiculum os·sic·u·lum (ŏ-sĭk’yə-ləm)
n. pl. os·sic·u·la (-lə)
A small bone; an ossicle.
Read Also:
- Ossie
/ˈɒzɪ/ adjective, noun 1. a variant spelling of Aussie
- Ossietzky
[aw-see-ets-kee] /ˌɔ siˈɛts ki/ noun 1. Carl von [kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, German pacifist: Nobel Peace Prize 1935. /ˌɒsɪˈɛtskɪ/ noun 1. Carl von (karl fɔn). 1889–1938, German pacifist leader. He was imprisoned for revealing Germany’s secret rearmament (1931–32) and again under Hitler (1933–36): Nobel peace prize 1935
- Ossific
ossific os·sif·ic (ŏ-sĭf’ĭk) adj. Of, forming, or developing into bone.
- Ossification
[os-uh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of . 2. the state of being . 3. something that has ; a bony formation. /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun 1. the formation of or conversion into bone 2. the process of ossifying or the state of being ossified n. 1690s, from Latin ossis “of […]
- Ossified
[os-uh-fahyd] /ˈɒs əˌfaɪd/ adjective 1. hardened like or into bone. 2. Slang. . [os-uh-fahy] /ˈɒs əˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), ossified, ossifying. 1. to convert into or cause to harden like bone. verb (used without object), ossified, ossifying. 2. to become bone or harden like bone. 3. to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, […]