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in·cus / ˈingkəs/ • n. (pl. in·cu·des / inˈkyoōˌdēz/ ) Anat. a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes. |
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"incus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "incus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-incus.html "incus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-incus.html |
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incus In Mammalia, the central auditory ossicle of the middle ear, derived from the quadrate bone of ancestral vertebrates (from the Latin incus, ‘anvil’).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "incus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "incus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-incus.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "incus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-incus.html |
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incus (ink-ŭs) n. a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that articulates with the malleus and the stapes. See ossicle.
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"incus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "incus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-incus.html "incus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-incus.html |
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incus (anvil) The middle of the three ear ossicles of the mammalian middle ear.
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"incus." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "incus." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-incus.html "incus." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-incus.html |
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incus (anat.) anvil bone of the ear. XVII. — L., ‘anvil’.
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T. F. HOAD. "incus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "incus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-incus.html T. F. HOAD. "incus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-incus.html |
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