#ossicle__ossiculum a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part of: #middle_ear
subtype: #auditory_ossicle ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
subtype: #malleus__malleu__hammer the ossicle attached to the eardrum
subtype: #incus__incu__anvil the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
subtype: #stapes__stirrup the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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