hammer /ham·mer/ (ham´er)
malleus [mal´e-us]
1. an instrument with a head designed for striking blows.
2. malleus.
ham·mer (h m  r)n. 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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