malleusnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈmæl.i.əs/us/ˈmæl.i.əs/plural mallei specializedone of three very small bones that carry sound from the eardrum to the inner ear
See also
incus
stapes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The ear
- -eared
- audiology
- auditory nerve
- auricular
- auricularis
- cochlea
- concha
- ear
- eardrum
- earlobe
- incus
- lug
- lughole
- middle ear
- petrous
- pop
- stapes
- tympanic
- tympanum
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