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ligamentum mallei superius(medicine)
ligamentum mallei anterius(medicine)
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tuberculum mallei(medicine)
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ligamentum mallei superius (medicine) and Bug - Poker (gambling)


ligamentum mallei superius (medicine)


ligamentum mallei superius -->
superior ligament of malleus


A ligament extending from the head of the malleus to the roof of the epitympanic recess.

Synonym: ligamentum mallei superius.


Bug - Poker (gambling)


1) The joker when used as a "partially wild card" in high draw Poker and ace-to-five lowball. In high, it is good for aces, straights, and flushes. It makes a third (or fourth) ace, but does not improve any Other pair. In a deck with the bug, a rank of hand exists higher than any straight flush: five aces.

2) A cheating device to hold a card to the underside of a table.



A joker, usually in five card draw or draw lowball. In high Games, a bug can usually only be used as an ace or to complete a straight or flush.