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INCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: incudes   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

Synonyms:

anvil; incus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("incus" is a kind of...):

auditory ossicle (ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear)

Holonyms ("incus" is a part of...):

middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)

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