| axis ligament of malleus | <anatomy> A ligament forming the axis about which the malleus rotates; it consists of two portions extending from the anterior and the posterior border, respectively, of the tympanic notch to the malleus. Synonym: axis ligament of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| malleus | Origin: L, hammer. See Mall a beetle. 1. <anatomy> The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. 2. <zoology> One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. 3. <zoology> A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| manubrium of malleus | The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. Synonym: manubrium mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hallux malleus | Hammer toe involving the first toe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| head of malleus | The rounded portion of the malleus articulating with the body of the incus. Synonym: caput mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short process of malleus | A short projection from the base of the manubrium of the malleus, attached firmly to the drum membrane. Synonym: processus lateralis mallei, processus brevis, short process of malleus, tuberculum mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slender process of malleus | A slender spur running anteriorward from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure. Synonym: processus anterior mallei, Folli's process, follian process, long process of malleus, processus gracilis, processus ravii, Rau's process, Ravius' process, slender process of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of malleus | The constricted portion of the malleus between the head and the manubrium. Synonym: collum mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior ligament of malleus | A ligament extending from the head of the malleus to the roof of the epitympanic recess. Synonym: ligamentum mallei superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ligament of malleus | A short fan-shaped ligament converging from the posterior half of the tympanic notch to the neck of the malleus. Synonym: ligamentum mallei laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral process of malleus | A short projection from the base of the manubrium of the malleus, attached firmly to the drum membrane. Synonym: processus lateralis mallei, processus brevis, short process of malleus, tuberculum mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligaments of malleus | See: anterior ligament of malleus, lateral ligament of malleus, superior ligament of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long process of malleus | A slender spur running anteriorward from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure. Synonym: processus anterior mallei, Folli's process, follian process, long process of malleus, processus gracilis, processus ravii, Rau's process, Ravius' process, slender process of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |