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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Ear Ossicles
Descriptor
Spanish
:
osículos del oído
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ossículos da Orelha
Synonyms
English
:
Auditory Ossicle
Auditory Ossicles
Ear Ossicle
Ossicle, Auditory
Ossicle, Ear
Ossicles, Auditory
Ossicles, Ear
Tree Number:
A09.246.397.247
Definition
English
:
A mobile chain of three small bones (INCUS;
MALLEUS
;
STAPES
) in the TYMPANIC CAVITY between the
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
and the oval window on the wall of INNER EAR. Sound waves are converted to
vibration
by the
tympanic membrane
then transmitted via these
ear ossicles
to the inner ear.
See Related
English
:
Stapes Surgery
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
4495
Unique Identifier:
D004429
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS