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malleus Definition


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malleus
noun
    mallei
    1. anatomy.
      A small hammer-shaped bone in the middle ear, which, together with the incus and stapes, transmits sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear.
Etymology: 17c: Latin, meaning ‘a hammer'.



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