National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Malleus

Synonyms

Malleus structure (body structure)

MALLEUS

Malleus

Definitions

A hammer-shaped bone, part of three interconnected small bones located in the middle ear. It is attached to the inner surface of the tympanic membrane and its function is to transmit sound vibrations.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33051

ALT_DEFINITION

A hammer-shaped bone, part of three interconnected small bones located in the middle ear. It is attached to the inner surface of the tympanic membrane and its function is to transmit sound vibrations. (NCI)

code

C33051

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

mCode

DEFINITION

A hammer-shaped bone, part of three interconnected small bones located in the middle ear. It is attached to the inner surface of the tympanic membrane and its function is to transmit sound vibrations.

FULL_SYN

Malleus structure (body structure)

MALLEUS

Malleus

label

Malleus

Legacy Concept Name

Malleus

Preferred_Name

Malleus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33051

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0024631

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32164

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