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incus
in·cus I0095100 (ĭng′kəs)n. pl. in·cu·des (ĭng-kyo͞o′dēz) 1. An anvil-shaped bone between the malleus and the stapes in the mammalian middle ear. Also called anvil.2. A thunderhead.
[Latin incūs, incūd-, anvil, from incūsus, past participle of incūdere, to forge with a hammer : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + cūdere, to beat, forge; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]incus (ˈɪŋkəs) n, pl incudes (ɪnˈkjuːdiːz) (Anatomy) the central of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Nontechnical name: anvil Compare malleus, stapes[C17: from Latin: anvil, from incūdere to forge] incudate, incudal adjin•cus (ˈɪŋ kəs)
n., pl. in•cu•des (ɪnˈkyu diz) the middle bone of the chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.. Also called anvil. [1660–70; < New Latin, Latin incūs anvil =incud-, s. of incūdere; see incuse] in′cu•date` (-kyəˌdeɪt, -dɪt) in′cu•dal, adj. in·cus (ĭng′kəs) One of the three small bones, called ossicles, in the middle ear. The incus is also called the anvil.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  incus - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapesanvilauditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner earmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear |
TranslationsIncus
incus[′iŋ·kəs] (anatomy) The middle one of three ossicles in the middle ear. Also known as anvil. (meteorology) A supplementary cloud feature peculiar to cumulonimbus capillatus; the spreading of the upper portion of cumulonimbus when this part takes the form of an anvil with a fibrous or smooth aspect. Also known as anvil; thunderhead. Incus (also anvil), the middle auditory ossicle in mammals. The incus is homologous to the quadrate bone in lower vertebrates. Located in the cavity of the middle ear, it articulates with the malleus at its external end and with the stapes at its internal end. The incus, malleus, and stapes participate in the transmission of sound from the outer ear to the inner ear. incus
incus [ing´kus] the middle of the three ossicles of the ear" >ear; called also anvil. See also color plates.in·cus, gen. in·cu·dis, pl. in·cu·des (ing'kŭs, in-kū'dis, in-kū'dēz), [TA] Avoid the incorrect plural inci.The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear; it has a body and two limbs or processes (long crus of incus and short crus of incus); at the tip of the long crus is a small knob, the lenticular process, which articulates with the head of the stapes. Synonym(s): anvil [L. anvil] incus (ĭng′kəs)n. pl. incudes (ĭng-kyo͞o′dēz) An anvil-shaped bone between the malleus and the stapes in the mammalian middle ear. Also called anvil.in·cus (ing'kŭs) [TA] The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear; it has a body and two limbs or processes (long crus and short crus); at the tip of the long crus is a small knob, the lenticular process that articulates with the head of the stapes.
Synonym(s): anvil. incus The middle of the three tiny bones (auditory ossicles) that form a chain across the middle ear linking the eardrum to the inner ear. The incus is anvil shaped.incus or anvil the anvil-shaped bone of the middle EAR, the central bone of the three ear ossicles, situated between the MALLEUS and STAPES.IncusThe middle of the three bones of the middle ear. It is also known as the "anvil."Mentioned in: Stapedectomyin·cus (ing'kŭs) [TA] Middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear; has a body and two limbs or processes; at tip of long crus is a small knob, the lenticular process, which articulates with head of the stapes.
Synonym(s): anvil. incus
Related to incus: stapesSynonyms for incusnoun the ossicle between the malleus and the stapesSynonymsRelated Words- auditory ossicle
- middle ear
- tympanic cavity
- tympanum
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