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OSSICULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ossicular mean?
• OSSICULAR (adjective)
The adjective OSSICULAR has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
Familiarity information: OSSICULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
ossicular; ossiculate
Pertainym:
ossicle (a small bone; especially one in the middle ear)
Derivation:
ossicle (a small bone; especially one in the middle ear)
Context examples
The movement of the tympanic membrane in response to air pressure changes in the external ear facilitates the transmission of sound energy by causing vibration of the ossicular chain.
(Murine Tympanic Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)
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