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Malleus         
BONE OF THE MIDDLE EAR- HANDLE OF MALLEUS 5 MM, HEAD OF MALLEUS -2 MM
Hammeren (anatomi); Neck of malleus; Neck of the malleus; Head of malleus; Handle of malleus; Head of the malleus; Neck of malleus bone; Neck of the malleus bone; Neck of malleus bones; Neck of the malleus bones
·noun A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
II. Malleus ·noun One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. ·see Mastax.
III. Malleus ·noun 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.
malleus         
BONE OF THE MIDDLE EAR- HANDLE OF MALLEUS 5 MM, HEAD OF MALLEUS -2 MM
Hammeren (anatomi); Neck of malleus; Neck of the malleus; Head of malleus; Handle of malleus; Head of the malleus; Neck of malleus bone; Neck of the malleus bone; Neck of malleus bones; Neck of the malleus bones
['mal??s]
¦ noun (plural mallei 'mal???) Anatomy a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus.
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'hammer'.
Malleus (bivalve)         
GENUS OF MOLLUSCS
Malleus (mollusc)
Malleus is a genus of hammer oysters (marine bivalve mollusks) in the family Malleidae. This genus includes 27 known species.

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Malleus
| System = Auditory system
Examples of use of Malleus
1. Otosclerosis affects the bones of the middle ear – the malleus, the incus and the stapes.