Anvil-shaped ear bone

• The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
• Bone incorporated hints of unusual surgery
• Ear bone also known as the anvil
• Ear's "anvil"
• Bone that's better known as the anvil
• Anvil of the ear

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.

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 ...

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).

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