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incudes

incudes is the plural of incus.

Meaning of incus

Noun

incus (plural incudes)

  1. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
    • The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup").2010, Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th edition, page 576
    Synonyms:
    anvil
  2. An accessory cloud in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
    Synonyms:
    anvil, thunderhead

Questions about incudes

What is incudes the plural of?
Incudes is the plural of incus.

Words near incudes in the dictionary

  1. incubus
  2. incubuses
  3. incudal
  4. incudate
  5. incudectomy
  6. incudes
  7. incudo-
  8. incudomalleal
  9. incudomalleolar
  10. incudostapedial
  11. incudotympanic

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