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malleable /mal·le·a·ble/ (mal´e-ah-b'l) susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate.

mal·le·a·ble (m

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adj.

1. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure.

2. Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.

malleable

[mal′ē·əbəl]

Etymology: L, malleare, to beat

able to be pressed, hammered, or otherwise forced into a shape without breaking.

malleable [mal´e-ah-b'l]

susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate.

malleable

susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate.

malleable retractor

a flat elongated piece of metal shaped like a tongue depressor, which can be bent into a desired shape and used as a retractor for soft tissue. See ribbon malleable retractor.

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