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1. (n.) incus
the middle bone of the chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals..
Etymology: (1660–70; < NL, L incūs anvil =incud-, s. of incūdere; see incuse)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) incus, anvil
the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) incus
an anvil
2. (noun) incus
one of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear
3. (noun) incus
the central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. incus
One of three ossicles of the middle ear. It conducts sound vibrations from the MALLEUS to the STAPES.
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