malleus
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Origin of malleus
First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin: “hammer”
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The malleus attaches at three points to the interior surface of the tympanic membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Without the malleus and incus, sound waves would not be collected by the pinna.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When those sound waves hit your eardrum, it vibrates and that vibration is sent behind your eardrum to three tiny bones - the malleus, the incus and the stapes, the smallest bone in your body.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2022
The illustration shows the three bones of the inner ear, the malleus, the incus, and the stapes, which are connected together inside the ear canal.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The name of “hammer,” in Latin malleus, has been frequently applied to men, and also to books, with reference to destructive power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
Caused by the burkholderia mallei bacteria, glanders can cause ulcers and lesions in the horse’s lungs, skin and respiratory tract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2016
Examination of series of mallei of Eutamias and Tamias indicate that there is slight individual variation, slight variation with age, and no secondary sexual variation.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
Specimens of the subgenus Eutamias from Manchuria have mallei which are morphologically close to the mallei of the subgenus Neotamias.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
The bacillus mallei retains its vitality for long periods under ordinary conditions, but is readily killed by heat and chemical agents.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Examination of series of bacula of the subgenus Neotamias and the genus Tamias indicates, as in the case of the mallei, that there is slight individual variation and slight variation with age.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
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