malleus
malleus · mallei
молоточек
Hammer, Malleus
The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle earThe small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
/ˈmæl.i.əs/
Meaning
3 sensesThe small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion.
Hammer, Malleus
молото́чекmolotóček
The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.
Translations
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the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear:
Origin
From Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul.From Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul.
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Forms
plural: malleiSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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