malleus
the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Origin of malleus
1- Also called hammer .
- Compare incus (def. 1), stapes.
Words Nearby malleus
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How to use malleus in a sentence
An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks | John A. White(i) Adhesion of the handle of the malleus to the promontory.
Another method is to resect the handle of the malleus (Fig. 195).
In doing this the instrument will embrace the neck of the malleus (Fig. 202).
In Chiroptera the ossicles and especially the malleus much resemble those of shrews.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for malleus
/ (ˈmælɪəs) /
Origin of malleus
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for malleus
[ măl′ē-əs ]
The hammer-shaped bone that is the largest and outermost of the three small bones (ossicles) in the middle ear.
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