ossĭcŭlum, i, n. dim. [2. os],
a small bone , ossicle (post-Aug.), Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 134; Gell. 6, 1, 10: MEA (al. OSSVCVLA), Inscr. Fabr. p. 420, n. 381.
·noun ·same·as <<Ossicle>>. ...
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