handle of malleus

han·dle of mal·le·us

(han'dĕl mal'lē-ŭs), [TA] major elongated process extending inferiorly and slightly posteriorly, and medially from the neck of the malleus; its lateral margin is attached to the medial surface of the tympanic membrane, visualized during otoscopic examination as the malleolar stria. Synonym(s): manubrium mallei [TA]