composed primarily of auditory ossicle bone ossicle of ear ear ossicle ear ossicles XAO:0000214 MA:0000254 EV:0100360 NCIT:C32164 auditory ossicle EHDAA:5697 AAO:0011015 EMAPA:17824 ossicular chain SCTID:181184001 middle ear bone ossicle UBERON:0001686 ossicle of inner ear middle ear ossicle FMA:52750 ear bone EHDAA2:0001183 VHOG:0000461 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]. auditory bone Wikipedia:Auditory_ossicle bone tissue head bone auditory ossicle endochondral element