malleus

(mal-le-us) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. the outermost and largest of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals

The malleus transmits the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus.

hammer; hammer-shaped bone in the ear; outermost ear bone

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