Definitions for malleusˈmæl i əs; ˈmæl iˌaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mal•le•usˈmæl i əs; ˈmæl iˌaɪ(n.)(pl.)mal•le•i
the outermost of the chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Category: Anatomy
Ref: Also called hammer. 1 6
Origin of malleus:
1660–70; < L: hammer
Princeton's WordNet
malleus, hammer(noun)
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Wiktionary
malleus(Noun)
The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
malleus(Noun)
The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).
malleus(Noun)
One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.
Origin: From malleus
Webster Dictionary
Malleus(noun)
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
Malleus(noun)
one of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax
Malleus(noun)
a genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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