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Malleus

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malleus /mal·le·us/ (mal´e-us) [L.] the outermost of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the tympanic membrane; its club-shaped head articulates with the incus
mal·le·us (ml-s)
n. pl. mal·le·i (ml-)
The hammer-shaped bone that is the outermost of the three auditory ossicles, articulating with the body of the incus. Also called hammer.

Malleus
One of the three bones of the middle ear. It is also known as the "hammer."
Mentioned in: Stapedectomy

malleus
1. the largest of the three ossicles of the ear; called also hammer.
2. glanders.

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