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1. (n.) malleus
the outermost of the chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Etymology: (1660–70; < L: hammer)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) malleus, hammer
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
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1. (noun) malleus
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. (noun) malleus
one of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax
3. (noun) malleus
a genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. malleus
The largest of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the membrana tympani (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Its club-shaped head articulates with the INCUS.
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