auditory ossicle

English Thesaurus

1. ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear (noun.body)

hypernym	:	bonelet, ossicle, ossiculum,
definition	:	a small bone; especially one in the middle ear (noun.body)

hyponym	:	hammer, malleus,
definition	:	the ossicle attached to the eardrum (noun.body)

hyponym	:	anvil, incus,
definition	:	the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	stapes, stirrup,
definition	:	the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea (noun.body)