Meaning | The ossicle attached to the eardrum. | |
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Synonym | hammer | |
Part of | middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | The main cavity of the ear |
Broader | auditory ossicle | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear |
Spanish | malleus, martillo | |
Catalan | martell |
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