Malleus
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The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; thehammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process,the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.
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A small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus.
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one of three very small bones that carry sound from the eardrum to the inner ear
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