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(anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. / (meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

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incus

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incus

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɪŋ.kəs/

Noun

(anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. / (meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

Japanese Meaning

解剖学: 中耳に存在する小さな金床（かなづち）状の骨。 / 気象学: 積乱雲の頂部に広がる、金床状の形をした付随的な雲。

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The surgeon carefully examined the incus to assess damage from chronic infections.

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外科医は慢性の感染による損傷を評価するために、耳の中の砧骨を注意深く調べた。

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(anatomy) 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").

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