malleus

n. 锤骨 [医] 锤骨, [马]鼻疽

发音

UK /ˈmæl.i.əs/
其它
US /ˈmæl.i.əs/

词形变化

mallei 复数 mallei

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.

    锤骨

    医学

    A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion.

  2. 2.

    The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hammer

整体词 3

middle ear tympanic cavity tympanum

词源

From Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul.

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