"Ear Ossicles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.397.247
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| Concept/Terms |
Ear Ossicles- Ear Ossicles
- Ear Ossicle
- Ossicle, Ear
- Ossicles, Ear
- Auditory Ossicles
- Auditory Ossicle
- Ossicle, Auditory
- Ossicles, Auditory
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear Ossicles" by people in Profiles.
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Ossicular Chain Reconstruction in a Developing Country. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018 May; 127(5):306-311.
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A new developmental mechanism for the separation of the mammalian middle ear ossicles from the jaw. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 02 08; 284(1848).
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Imaging Review of the Temporal Bone: Part II. Traumatic, Postoperative, and Noninflammatory Nonneoplastic Conditions. Radiology. 2015 Sep; 276(3):655-72.
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Stapediovestibular dislocation depicted on temporal bone computed tomography with 3D rendering. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015 May-Jun; 36(3):435-6.
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Management of acquired cholesteatoma in the pediatric population. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Oct; 21(5):440-5.
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Method and reproducibility of a standardized ossiculoplasty technique. Otol Neurotol. 2012 Sep; 33(7):1207-12.
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Evolutionary development of the middle ear in Mesozoic therian mammals. Science. 2009 Oct 09; 326(5950):278-81.
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A swimming mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic and ecomorphological diversification of early mammals. Science. 2006 Feb 24; 311(5764):1123-7.
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Primate auditory diversity and its influence on hearing performance. Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 2004 Nov; 281(1):1123-37.
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A new mammaliaform from the early Jurassic and evolution of mammalian characteristics. Science. 2001 May 25; 292(5521):1535-40.