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Malleus
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy & Skeleton:
The small hammer-shaped
bone
of the
middle
ear.
●
In Ichthyology:
The
tripus
(ossicle in
cypriniform
fishes).
●
In Zoology:
One of the
paired
calcareous
structures
within the
mastax
of rotifers.
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Wiktionary
Origin
malleus
English
malleus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Cochlea
Incus
Stapes
Pelvis
Humerus
Ossicles
Larynx
Eardrum
Patella
Middle Ear
Inner Ear
Tympanic Membrane
Rhymes
Malleus
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