Descriptor English: | Malleus |
Descriptor Spanish: | Martillo |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Martelo |
Descriptor French: | Malléus |
Tree number(s): |
A09.246.397.247.524 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008307 |
Scope note: | The largest of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the membrana tympani (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Its club-shaped head articulates with the INCUS. |
Annotation: | one of the 3 ear ossicles |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under EAR OSSICLES 1975-90 |
Online Note: | search EAR OSSICLES 1966-74 |
History Note: | 91(75); was see under EAR OSSICLES 1975-90 |
DeCS ID: | 8480 |
Unique ID: | D008307 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 1995/03/13 |
Malleus
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0012934 |
Scope note | The largest of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the membrana tympani (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE). Its club-shaped head articulates with the INCUS. |
Preferred term | Malleus |
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