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Definition of Malleus

Malleus
Malleus 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.

Meaning of Malleus from wikipedia

- malleus is a bone situated in the middle ear. It is the first of the three ossicles, and attached to the tympanic membrane. The head of the malleus is...
- demonology. The Malleus calls sorcery heresy, which was a crime at the time, and recommends that secular courts prosecute it as such. The Malleus suggests torture...
- Malleus (Latin for "hammer") is a bone in the middle ear. Malleus may also refer to: Malleus (bivalve), a genus of bivalves Malleus (disease), a bacterial...
- The ligaments of malleus are three ligaments that attach the malleus in the middle ear. They are the anterior, lateral and superior ligaments. The anterior...
- Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758) Malleus meridi**** Cotton, 1930 Malleus regula (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758) Malleus malleus...
- Machaerilaemus malleus is a species of louse belonging to the family Menoponidae. Synonyms: Eureum malleus Burmeister, 1838 Machaerilaemus bolivi****...
- superficial to deep): the malleus, incus, and stapes, terms that in Latin are translated as "the hammer, anvil, and stirrup". The malleus (English: "hammer")...
- or Old French glandres, both meaning glands. Other terms include Latin: malleus, Spanish: muermo, German: Rotz and Norwegian: snive. Signs of glanders...
- the malleus. The tendon makes a sharp bend around the processus cochleariformis, part of the wall of its cavity, before it joins with the malleus. The...
- level of the tip of malleus. The middle fibrous layer, containing radial, circular, and parabolic fibers, encloses the handle of malleus. Though comparatively...