About The Word Malleus
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Malleus
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What's The Definition Of Malleus?
[n] the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Synonyms | Synonyms for Malleus: hammer Related Terms | Find terms related to Malleus: See Also | auditory ossicle | middle ear | tympanic cavity | tympanum Malleus In Webster's Dictionary \Mal"le*us\, n.; pl. {Mallei}. [L., hammer. See {Mall} a
beetle.]
1. (Anat.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones,
ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic
membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See
Illust. of {Far}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of
Rotifera. See {Mastax}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
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