mal·le·us

(măl′ē-əs)

n. pl. mal·le·i (măl′ē-ī′)

The hammer-shaped bone that is the outermost of the three small bones in the mammalian middle ear. Also called hammer.

[Latin, hammer; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]

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malleus

(ˈmælɪəs)

n, pl -lei (-lɪˌaɪ)

(Anatomy) the outermost and largest of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Nontechnical name: hammer See also incus, stapes

[C17: from Latin: hammer]

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mal•le•us

(ˈmæl i əs)

n., pl. mal•le•i (ˈmæl iˌaɪ)

the outermost of the chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Also called hammer.

[1660–70; < Latin: hammer]

mal·le·us

(măl′ē-əs)

The largest and outermost of the three small bones (called ossicles) in the middle ear. It is also called the hammer.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

malleus - the ossicle attached to the eardrum

hammer

auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear

middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

Translations

hamer

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The condition of the malleus handle was defined as absent when the malleus handle was eroded due to a lesion or when it was purposefully removed.

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Types of the ossicular injuries include incudostapedial joint separation; incudomalleolar joint separation; incus dislocation; malleoincudal complex dislocation; stapediovestibular dislocation; and fractures of malleus, incus, and stapes (1).

Barotrauma Induced Incus Dislocation

Olivia Broadfield was walking Malleus, her pet husky/malamute cross, on a footpath when he pounced on the undies.

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It sounds almost counterintuitive, and the more so during the period examined in the present book, the decades following the publication of Innocent VIII's bull, Summis desiderantes affectibus (1484)--papal licensing of inquisitorial excess--and Heinrich Institoris's treatise, Malleus Maleficarum (1486), to which, in many editions, Innocent's bull served as a preamble.

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The malleus was intact in 69 (67.6%) patients, handle of malleus was eroded in 21 (20.6%) patients and complete erosion of malleus was seen in 12 (11.8%) patients.

CORRELATION OF OSSICULAR CHAIN DEFECTS WITH AUDIOMETRIC PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL TYPE

The incus and malleus were removed to facilitate tumor excision.

Management of benign middle ear tumors: A series of 7 cases

Ingrassia identified the stapes and Vesalius the incus and malleus [1, 2].

Innovative 3D Model of the Human Middle Ear in High Resolution with a Histological Microgrinding Method: A Feasibility Study and Comparison with [micro]CT

El estudio de estos osiculos datan del Siglo XVI, cuando Vesalius describio el incus y el malleus en 1543 (Cole, 1949) e Ingrassias y Eustachius describieron el estapedio en 1546 y 1564, respectivamente, segun ha sido mencionado en el trabajo de Harneja & Chaturvedi (1973).

Biometric Characteristics of Ear Ossicles in Chilean Subjects/Caracteristicas Biometricas de los Osiculos del Oido de Individuos Chilenos