ossicle
US /ˈɑːsɪkl/
UK /ˈɒs.ɪ.kl̩/
名詞
聽小骨, 小骨
a very small bone, especially one of the three bones of the middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes)
範例:
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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes, an ossicle in the ear.
人體中最小的骨頭是鐙骨,它是耳朵裡的一塊聽小骨。
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Damage to these tiny ossicles can lead to hearing loss.
這些微小的聽小骨受損可能導致聽力損失。