Incus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incus \In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.]
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     1. An anvil.
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     2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear;


        the anvil bone. See {Ear}.
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     3. (Zool.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx
        in the Rotifera.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incus
       n : the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {anvil}]
       [also: {incudes} (pl)]