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INCUS (incudes)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incus mean?
• INCUS (noun)
The noun INCUS has 1 sense:
1. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Familiarity information: INCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
anvil; incus
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)
Context examples
The middle ear is made up of an air-filled cavity behind the tympanic membrane that contains the ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes).
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