otosteal

English

Etymology

oto- +‎ osteal

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əʊˈtɒstiəl/

Noun

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

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

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