"malleus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæl.i.əs/ [UK, US] Forms: mallei [plural]
Rhymes: -æliəs Etymology: From Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|malleus||hammer, mallet}} Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”), {{doublet|en|maul}} Doublet of maul Head templates: {{en-noun|mallei}} malleus (plural mallei)
  1. (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skeleton Synonyms (bone of the middle ear): hammer Hypernyms (bone of the middle ear): auditory ossicle, auditory bone, otic bone, ossicle Translations (the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear): hamer (Afrikaans), hamerbeentjie (Afrikaans), عُظيمة المطرقة (Arabic), чукче (čukče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), martell [masculine] (Catalan), 錘骨 (Chinese Mandarin), 锤骨 (chuígǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kladívko [neuter] (Czech), maleo (Esperanto), vasar (Estonian), vasara (Finnish), vasaraluu (Finnish), malléus (French), marteau (French), Hammer [masculine] (German), Malleus [masculine] (German), σφύρα (sfýra) [feminine] (Greek), kalapács (Hungarian), marteleto (Ido), casúirín [masculine] (Irish), mailléas [masculine] (Irish), 槌骨 (tsuchikotsu) (alt: つちこつ) (Japanese), 추골 (chugol) (Korean), че́канче (čékanče) [neuter] (Macedonian), hama (Maori), çekûç [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Hammer [masculine] (Norwegian), młoteczek [masculine] (Polish), martelo [masculine] (Portuguese), ciocan [neuter] (Romanian), молото́чек (molotóček) [masculine] (Russian), kladivce [neuter] (Slovene), malleus (Spanish), martillo [masculine] (Spanish), กระดูกค้อน (grà-dùuk-kɔ́ɔn) (Thai), çekiç (Turkish), xương búa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-malleus-en-noun-4j-cnRlH Disambiguation of Skeleton: 57 30 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 19 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes: 38 11 7 2 9 32 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'bone of the middle ear': 88 7 5 Disambiguation of 'bone of the middle ear': 88 7 5 Disambiguation of 'the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear': 94 4 3
  2. (ichthyology) The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes). Categories (topical): Ichthyology
    Sense id: en-malleus-en-noun-q46TjSm8 Categories (other): Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes: 38 11 7 2 9 32 Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (zoology) One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (part of the mastax of rotifers): ząb [masculine] (Polish), chitynowa płytka [feminine] (Polish), młoteczek [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-malleus-en-noun-Jz8UU3RE Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'part of the mastax of rotifers': 20 12 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: malleus Weberi, tripus Derived forms: malleal, mallear, malleable

Inflected forms

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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Anatomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th edition, page 576",
          "text": "The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; \"hammer\"); the incus (ingʹkus; \"anvil\"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; \"stirrup\"). The \"handle\" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the stapes fits into the oval window.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "hammer",
          "hammer"
        ],
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ],
        [
          "middle ear",
          "middle ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Ichthyology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ichthyology",
          "ichthyology"
        ],
        [
          "tripus",
          "tripus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ichthyology) The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "ichthyology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1884, “Memoirs: An Attempt to re-classify the Rotifers”, in Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 1884 s2-24, C.T.: Hudson, pages 335-356",
          "text": "[…] in the typical mastax of a Brachionus there are two hammer-like bodies (mallei), which work on a kind of split anvil (incus); […] each malleus consists of an upper part or head (uncus) and a lower or handle (manubrium);",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "calcareous",
          "calcareous"
        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "mastax",
          "mastax"
        ],
        [
          "rotifer",
          "rotifer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæl.i.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æliəs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "hammer"
    },
    {
      "word": "malleus Weberi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tripus"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "hamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "hamerbeentjie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "عُظيمة المطرقة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čukče",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "чукче"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martell"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "錘骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuígǔ",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "锤骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kladívko"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "maleo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "vasar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "vasara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "vasaraluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "malléus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "marteau"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hammer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Malleus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sfýra",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σφύρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "kalapács"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "marteleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casúirín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mailléas"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つちこつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuchikotsu",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "槌骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chugol",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "추골"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "çekûç"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čékanče",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "че́канче"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "hama"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hammer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "młoteczek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ciocan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molotóček",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "молото́чек"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kladivce"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "malleus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-dùuk-kɔ́ɔn",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "กระดูกค้อน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "çekiç"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear",
      "word": "xương búa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the mastax of rotifers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ząb"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the mastax of rotifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chitynowa płytka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the mastax of rotifers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "młoteczek"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "malleus"
  ],
  "word": "malleus"
}
{
  "called_from": "linkages/371",
  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (tripus): malleus Weberi, tripus desc=tripus rest=malleus Weberi, tripus cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
  "path": [
    "malleus"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "malleus",
  "trace": ""
}

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