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hammer /ham·mer/ (ham´er)

1. an instrument with a head designed for striking blows.

2. malleus.

ham·mer (h

See malleus.

malleus [mal´e-us]

the outermost and largest of the three ossicles of the ear; called also hammer. See also color plates.

hammer

the malleus, the largest of the three bones of the middle ear.

hammer stunning

a blow in the center of the forehead with a 4 to 5 lb hammer on a handle 3 ft long; used as a means of stunning an ox before opening its jugular vein and letting it bleed out.

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