Term Name: malleus processus brevis
Synonyms:
Definition: The projection extending from the base of the manubrium of the malleus which contacts the upper part of the tympanic membrane where the tympanic cavity makes a deep pocket (epitympanic pocket) surrounding the cartilaginous nodule[MP].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005354]

Relationships
is part of: malleus bone
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure skeletal element projection