Ossicular

Full definition of ossicular

Adjective

1. (anatomy) Related to or composed of ossicles.
• 1894, This pressure on the labyrinthine fluid occasions the periodical vertiginous symptoms as well as the tinnitus, the defective hearing being due to the rigidity of the conducting apparatus and the contraction of the ossicular arch.
• July 14, 2015, , Diagnostic Performance of Endoscopic and Microscopic Procedures for Identifying Different Middle Ear Structures and Remaining Disease in Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: A Prospective Cohort Study, Middle ear pathologies were explored with the identical technique, and the status of the ossicular chain was assessed as well.

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