auditory ossicle bone

Term ID

UBERON:0001686

Synonyms

• auditory bone
• auditory ossicle
• ear bone
• ear ossicle
• ear ossicles
• middle ear bone
• middle ear ossicle
• ossicle
• ossicle of ear
• ossicle of inner ear
• ossicular chain

Definition

One of 3 small bones contained within the middle ear space and serve to transmit sounds from the air to the fluid-filled labyrinth. The absence of the auditory ossicles would constitute a moderate-to-severe hearing loss. The term 'ossicles' literally means 'tiny bones' and commonly refers to the auditory ossicles, though the term may refer to any small bone throughout the body. [WP,unvetted]. (2)

References

• AAO:0011015
• Auditory:ossicle
• EHDAA2:0001183
• EHDAA:5697
• EMAPA:17824
• EV:0100360
• MA:0000254
• NCIT:C32164
• UMLS:C0013450
• VHOG:0000461
• XAO:0000214
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0013450
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181184001

Ontology

Uberon Ontology