adjective
- relating to or resembling small bones, especially the tiny bones of the middle ear
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The ossicular chain in the middle ear consists of three tiny bones.
- Damage to the ossicular bones can cause hearing loss.
- The surgeon examined the ossicular structures during the procedure.
- Ossicular reconstruction may be necessary after chronic ear infections.
- The audiologist explained how ossicular movement transmits sound waves.
- Ossicular disruption is a common cause of conductive hearing loss.