otosteal

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English

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Etymology

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From oto- +‎ osteal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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otosteal (plural otosteals)

  1. (anatomy) An auditory ossicle.
    • 1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:
      the otosteals , or ossicula auditus, have borne a prominent share in the discussions

References

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otosteal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.