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| mal·le·us [ mállee əss ] (plural mal·le·i [ mállee ]) |
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small bone in ear: a hammer-shaped bone, the outermost of three small bones in the middle ear that transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear.
See also incus (sense 1) stapes
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin, "hammer"] |
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