Which of the following words means "pertaining to (a) hammer-shaped bone"?
A) ossicular
B) incudal
C) mallear
D) meatus
C
Explanation: A) The ossicular chain has three bones, only one of which is the hammer-shaped bone.
B) Incudal pertains to the incus or anvil-shaped bone, not the hammer-shaped bone.
C) Correct! The combining form malle/o- means "hammer-shaped bone; malleus."
D) Meatus is an opening, not a bone.
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