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ˈɪŋ kəs; ɪnˈkyu dizin·cus
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Princeton's WordNet
incus, anvilnoun
the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Wiktionary
incusnoun
A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
incusnoun
an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus. Also called a thunderhead
Etymology: From incus.
Wikipedia
Incus
The incus (plural incudes) or anvil is a bone in the middle ear. The anvil-shaped small bone is one of three ossicles in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes medially. The incus is so-called because of its resemblance to an anvil (Latin: Incus).
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incus
An incus is a small, anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that plays a crucial role in human hearing. It is one of the three ossicles, or auditory bones, that transmit sounds from the outer ear to the inner ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, which is attached to the eardrum, and passes these vibrations onto the stapes, which then sends the vibrations into the fluid-filled inner ear, creating the sensation of sound.
Webster Dictionary
Incusnoun
an anvil
Incusnoun
one of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear
Incusnoun
the central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera
Etymology: [L., anvil.]
Wikidata
Incus
The incus or anvil is the anvil-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear. Incus means "anvil" in Latin. It connects the malleus to the stapes. It was first described by Alessandro Achillini of Bologna. The incus transmits sound vibrations from the malleus to the stapes, which it is connected to through the incudomalleolar and incudostapedial joint respectively.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incus
in′kus, n. one of the bones in the tympanum or middle ear, so called from its fancied resemblance to an anvil:—pl. In′cūdes. [L., an anvil.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Incus
One of three ossicles of the middle ear. It conducts sound vibrations from the MALLEUS to the STAPES.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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