ossicle

• Petit os, en particulier l'un des trois osselets de l'oreille moyenne qui transmettent les vibrations sonores.

A small bone, particularly one of the three bones in the middle ear that transmit sound vibrations.

1. Small bone in the middle earC1formalmedical

   One of three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

   osselet de l'oreille moyenne

   • The ossicles amplify sound waves before they reach the inner ear.
   • Damage to the ossicles can cause hearing loss.
   • The three ossicles are called the malleus, incus, and stapes.

   Synonymesauditory ossicle