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malleus
CIDE DICTIONARY
malleus, n. [L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
malleus, n. (pl. mallei) Anat. a small bone in the middle ear transmitting the vibrations of the tympanum to the incus.
Etymology
L, = hammer
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