incus
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incudes,
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incus
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Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
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Also called thunderhead, anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
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incudes
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The anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) that lies between the malleus and the stapes in the middle ear.
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The elongated, often anvil-shaped upper portion of a fully developed cumulonimbus cloud; a thunderhead.
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Origin of incus
1660–70; < New Latin, Latin incūs anvil, equivalent to incūd- (stem of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nominative singular ending; see incuse
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Without the malleus and incus, the vibrations of the pinna would not be able to reach the stapes and then be sent to the cochlea.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When those sound waves hit your eardrum, it vibrates and that vibration is sent behind your eardrum to three tiny bones - the malleus, the incus and the stapes, the smallest bone in your body.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2022
The illustration shows the three bones of the inner ear, the malleus, the incus, and the stapes, which are connected together inside the ear canal.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The malleus originated from the articular bone, whereas the incus originated from the quadrate bone.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The lenticular process is, relative to the size of the incus, small.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
Rio state’s security plan incudes the presence of 3,200 military personnel and 1,500 civilian police officers on stand by.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
It incudes the verse: "And now, Oh Lord, you have made your servant King".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2022
The Russian military incudes both conscripts and professional troops who sign a contract to serve.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Verlander's agreement incudes a $25 million salary for 2022 and a $25 million player option for 2023 conditioned on him pitching 130 or more innings in 2022.
From Fox News ● Dec. 14, 2021
Several hundred Latino clergy will be on hand for the three-day Esperanza Conference in the nation’s, which incudes the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2015
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