What does malleus mean?
Malleus means (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear..
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/ˈmæl.i.əs/ · noun
(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear..
A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion.
The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup"). The "handle" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the stapes fits into the oval window.
[…] in the typical mastax of a Brachionus there are two hammer-like bodies (mallei), which work on a kind of split anvil (incus); […] each malleus consists of an upper part or head (uncus) and a lower or handle (manubrium);
Use malleus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Malleus means (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear..
Common synonyms include hammer, malleus Weberi, tripus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion.
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