ossicle

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A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.

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

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In many amphibians, there is also a second auditory ossicle, the operculum (not to be confused with the structure of the same name in fishes). Source: Internet

Chronic ear infection (a fairly common diagnosis) can cause a defective ear drum or middle-ear ossicle damages, or both. Source: Internet

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