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Definition of Malleus

1. Noun. The ossicle attached to the eardrum.

Definition of Malleus

1. 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.

Definition of Malleus

1. Noun. (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear. ¹

2. Noun. (ichthyology) The tripus (''ossicle in cypriniform fishes''). ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Malleus

1. a bone of the middle ear [n -LEI]

Medical Definition of Malleus

1. Origin: L, hammer. See Mall a beetle. 1. 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. One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. 3. A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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