Anvil-shaped ear bone

• Anvil of the ear
• Anvil in the ear
• Bone in the middle ear
• Middle ear bone
• The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: anvil ] [also: incudes (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ear bone, 1660s, from Latin incus "anvil," from incudere "to forge with a hammer." So called by Belgian anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...