NOUN | body | auditory ossicle | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear |
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Meaning | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. | |
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Narrower | incus, anvil | The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes |
malleus, hammer | The ossicle attached to the eardrum | |
stapes, stirrup | The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | |
Broader | ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum | A small bone |
Spanish | osículo auditivo, osículos auditivos |
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