ossiculum
/ɒˈsɪkjʊləm/noun
Anatomy and Zoology. An ossicle. Frequently in the names of particular bones with (usually postmodifying) classical, post-classical, or scientific Latin adjectives and nouns.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Banister (1532/3–?1610), surgeon. From classical Latin ossiculum a small bone, in post-classical Latin also the stone of a fruit from ossi- + -culum.
- on the (or one's) way out
- on the other hand
- on the outer
- on the outside
- on the outside looking in
- on the part of (or on my, their, etc., part)
- on the phone
- on the pig's back
- on the plus side
- on the port (or starboard) tack
- on the prod
- on the prowl
- on the quiet
- on the rack
- on the rails
- on the rebound
- on the right (or wrong) track
- on the right side of
- on the rise
- on the road
- on the rocks
- on the rope
- on the ropes
- on the run
- on the same page