incus

in·cus  (ngks)

n. pl. in·cu·des (ng-kydz)

1. An anvil-shaped bone between the malleus and the stapes in the mammalian middle ear. Also called anvil.

2. A thunderhead.

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[Latin incs, incd-, anvil, from incsus, past participle of incdere, to forge with a hammer : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + cdere, to beat, forge; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]

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incus [ˈɪŋkəs]

n pl incudes [ɪnˈkjuːdiːz]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the central of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals Nontechnical name anvil Compare malleus, stapes

[from Latin: anvil, from incūdere to forge]

incudate  [ˈɪŋkjʊˌdeɪt], incudal [ˈɪŋkjʊd^əl] adj

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incus  (ng-kydz)

Plural incudes (ng-kydz)

1. The anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) that lies between the malleus and the stapes in the middle ear.

2. The elongated, often anvil-shaped upper portion of a fully developed cumulonimbus cloud; a thunderhead.

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Noun

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incus - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes anvil auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear