[os-i-kuh
l] 
| a small bone. |
[o-sik-yuh-ler] , os⋅sic⋅u⋅late [o-sik-yuh-lit] , adjective | os·si·cle (ŏs'ĭ-kəl) n. A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear. [Latin ossiculum, diminutive of os, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.] os·sic'u·lar (ŏ-sĭk'yə-lər), os·sic'u·late (-lĭt) adj. |
ossicle os·si·cle (ŏs'ĭ-kəl)
n.
A small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear that are articulated in a manner that forms a chain for transmitting sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. Also called bonelet.