incus 的定义
plural in·cu·des [in-kyoo-deez] /ɪnˈkyu diz/ for 1; in·cus for 2.
- Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.Compare malleus, stapes.
- Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
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- The middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.
- It is passed over the incus in the same manner as an incus hook.
- A variety of instruments have been described for the purpose of removal of the incus.
- The incus consists of an anvil-shaped portion from which arises a long tapering process.
- The ossicles of Procavia, which recall those of the Equidae, are chiefly remarkable for the small size of the body of the incus.