otosteal

English

Etymology

From 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.