Definitions for: Malleus

[n] the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Webster (1913) Definition: Mal"le*us, n.; pl. Mallei. [L., hammer. See Mall a
beetle.]
1. (Anat.) 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.

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of
Rotifera. See Mastax.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.

Synonyms: hammer

See Also: auditory ossicle, middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum

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