malleus

/mal-ee-uhs/US // ˈmæl i əs //UK // (ˈmælɪəs) //

舌尖,颚骨,舌骨,颚部

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural mal·le·i [mal-ee-ahy]. /ˈmæl iˌaɪ/. Anatomy.
- : the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.

An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.
(i) Adhesion of the handle of the malleus to the promontory.
Another method is to resect the handle of the malleus (Fig. 195).
In doing this the instrument will embrace the neck of the malleus (Fig. 202).
In Chiroptera the ossicles and especially the malleus much resemble those of shrews.