Wondering how to use Ossicle in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as bone.
Ossicle meaning
- A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
- Bone-like joint or plate.
- One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
Synonyms of Ossicle
Using Ossicle
- The main meaning on this page is: A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear. | Bone-like joint or plate. | One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
- Useful related words include: bonelet, ossiculum, bone, os.
Context around Ossicle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ossicle
- In this selection, "ossicle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single, ear, auditory, middle and damages stand out and add context to how "ossicle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a three ossicle middle ear and middle ear ossicle damages or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ossicle" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ossicle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chronic ear infection (a fairly common diagnosis) can cause a defective ear drum or middle-ear ossicle damages, or both. (20 words)
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). (25 words)
The evolutionary process leading to a three-ossicle middle ear was thus an "accidental" byproduct of the simultaneous evolution of the new, secondary jaw joint. (25 words)
Mammals are unique in having evolved a three-ossicle middle-ear independently of the various single-ossicle middle ears of other land vertebrates, all during the Triassic period of geological history. (31 words)
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). (25 words)
The evolutionary process leading to a three-ossicle middle ear was thus an "accidental" byproduct of the simultaneous evolution of the new, secondary jaw joint. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
Mammals are unique in having evolved a three-ossicle middle-ear independently of the various single-ossicle middle ears of other land vertebrates, all during the Triassic period of geological history.
Chronic ear infection (a fairly common diagnosis) can cause a defective ear drum or middle-ear ossicle damages, or both.
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).
The evolutionary process leading to a three-ossicle middle ear was thus an "accidental" byproduct of the simultaneous evolution of the new, secondary jaw joint.