Difference between revisions of "ossiculum"

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|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>os</i>, ossis, bone
 
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|definition=1. An [[ossicle]].  
  
2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) A small calcareous plate reinforcing an internal ligament; a lithodesma.
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2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) A small [[calcareous]] plate reinforcing an [[internal ligament]]; a [[lithodesma]].
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

ossiculum (noun; Latin diminutive os, ossis, bone): 1. An ossicle.

2. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) A small calcareous plate reinforcing an internal ligament; a lithodesma.