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Meaning of INCUS

Pronunciation:  'ingkus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
 
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 Synonyms: anvil
 
 See Also: auditory ossicle, middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.]
1. An anvil.
2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear;
   the anvil bone. See {Ear}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The central portion of the armature of the
   pharynx in the Rotifera.
 
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