Look up: Malleus

1. Malleus
   one of the three bones of the inner ear. The others are the stapes and the incus.
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2. malleus
   [n] - the ossicle attached to the eardrum
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3. Malleus
   The first bone in the series of three small bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear. Sometimes called the hammer
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4. malleus
   A bone in the middle ear
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5. Malleus
   Malleus: A tiny bone shaped like a minute mallet in the middle ear. The malleus transmits the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus, another little bone in the middle ear. Malleus is Latin for mallet, hammer.
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6. Malleus
   Mal'le·us noun ; plural Mallei . [ Latin , 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...
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7. malleus
   Origin: L, hammer. See Mall a beetle. ... 1. <anatomy> 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. ... 2. <zoology> One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See...
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8. malleus
   hammer noun the ossicle attached to the eardrum
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9. malleus
   (mal´e-әs) the outermost and largest of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear. Called also hammer.
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10. Malleus
    • (n.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A genus of bivalve ...
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11. malleus
    (from the article `ear, human`) ...the middle-ear cavity is the short ossicular chain formed by three tiny bones that link the tympanic membrane with the oval window and inner ear ... ...chain of three elements, and two tympanic muscles. The tympanic membrane bulges inward, unlike the usually outward-bulging membrane of reptiles ... ...
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12. malleus
    malleus (singular), mallei (plural) 1. The outermost of the three small bones (malleus, incus, and stapes) in the ear of mammals, that transmits the vibrations of the tympanum to the incus or anvil. 2. The largest of the three auditory ossicles, resembling a club rather than a hammer; it is regarded as having a head, below which is the neck, ...
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13. Malleus
    The malleus is a small bone in the middle ear which transmits sound vibrations from the tympanum to the incus.
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14. malleus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mal′ē-ŭs, mal′ē-ī Definitions: 1. The largest of the three auditory ossicles, resembling a club rather than a hammer; it is regarded as having a head, below which is the neck, and from this diverge the handle or manubrium, and the slender, an...
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15. MALLEUS
    The largest auditory ossicle (small bone), which attaches to the tympanic membrane and connects to the incus.
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16. malleus
    Latin = a hammer.
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17. malleus
    (mal;e-us) The first of three auditory ossicles that attaches to the tympanum; commonly called the hammer.
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18. malleus
    (mal;e-us) The first of three auditory ossicles that attaches to the tympanum; commonly called the hammer.
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19. Malleus
    |Origins = |Greek = |Insertions = |Articulations = |MeshName = Malleus |MeshNumber = A09.246.397.247.524 | --> The `malleus` or `hammer` is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum. The word is Latin f...
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