(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.
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Words linked to "Malleus" : middle ear, tympanum, tympanic cavity, hammer, auditory ossicle |
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