mallei

* A contagious, usually fatal disease of horses and other equine species, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and symptomized by swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and ulcers of the respiratory tract and skin.

"...Leprosy Town..." Trish Short Lewis 2006

The sterilized products of a culture of the _B. mallei_ are injected beneath the skin of the suspected animal.

Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig

The anterior ligament of the malleus (lig. mallei anterius) is attached by one end to the neck of the malleus, just above the anterior process, and by the other to the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity, close to the petrotympanic fissure, some of its fibers being prolonged through the fissure to reach the spina angularis of the sphenoid.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

The head (capitulum mallei) is the large upper extremity of the bone; it is oval in shape, and articulates posteriorly with the incus, being free in the rest of its extent.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

The lateral ligament of the malleus (lig. mallei laterale; external ligament of the malleus) is a triangular band passing from the posterior part of the notch of Rivinus to the head of the malleus.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

The neck (collum mallei) is the narrow contracted part just beneath the head; below it, is a a prominence, to which the various processes are attached.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

The superior ligament of the malleus (lig. mallei superius) is a delicate, round bundle which descends from the roof of the epitympanic recess to the head of the malleus.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

The manubrium mallei (handle) is connected by its lateral margin with the tympanic membrane.

X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 3. The Auditory Ossicles 1918

Upon the "anvil" of Lord Milner the "hammers" of the enemies of the Empire were worn out -- _Tritantur mallei, remanet incus_.

Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 1898

The causative organism is known as the _Bacillus mallei_.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877