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Noun: auditory ossicle
  1. Ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
    "The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and stapes"

Derived forms: auditory ossicles

Type of: bonelet, ossicle, ossiculum

Encyclopedia: Auditory ossicle