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Descriptor English:   Ear Ossicles 
Descriptor Spanish:   Osículos del Oído 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ossículos da Orelha 
Synonyms English:   Auditory Ossicles  
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 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 RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery TR transplantation
US ultrasonography UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   4495 
Unique Identifier:   D004429 

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