MALLEUS

malleus, hammer

(noun) the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

malleus (plural mallei)

(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.

(ichthyology) The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).

(zoology) One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.

Synonyms

• (bone of the middle ear): hammer

• (tripus): malleus Weberi, tripus

Hypernyms

• (bone of the middle ear): auditory ossicle, auditory bone, otic bone, ossicle

Source: Wiktionary

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Mal"le*us, n.; pl. Mallei. Etym: [L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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