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Bone in the middle ear
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incus
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WordNet
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n. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: anvil ] [also: incudes (pl)]
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Incus \In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.] An anvil. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear . (Zo["o]l.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.
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The anvil or incus is a bone in the middle ear . The anvil-shaped small bone is one of three ossicles in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus , to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes , medially. The ...
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Shaheed," Beckmann returned inci sively, leaving no room for Retledge to interrupt him, "is time.
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