Anatomy

Malleus

The largest of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the membrana tympani (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Its club-shaped head articulates with the INCUS.

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Abstract

The largest of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the membrana tympani (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Its club-shaped head articulates with the INCUS.

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

one of the 3 ear ossicles

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History Note

91(75); was see under EAR OSSICLES 1975-90

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  1. A09w.246w.397w.247w.524w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Malleus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008307. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008307
  2. Malleus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus
  3. Malleus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319636