OSSICULA AUDITUS
\ɒsˈɪkjʊləɹ ˈɔːdɪtəs], \ɒsˈɪkjʊləɹ ˈɔːdɪtəs], \ɒ_s_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_ɹ ˈɔː_d_ɪ_t_ə_s]\
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O. Auris, (F.) Osselets de l'oreille ou de l'ouie ou du tympan. The small bones or ossicles situate in the cavity of the tympanum, and forming an uninterrupted chain from the membrane of the tympanum to that of the fenestra ovalis. They are four in number; and their series, from without to within, is as follows: Malleus, Incus, Os orbiculare, Stapes.
By Robley Dunglison
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