noun
- plural of incus; the anvil-shaped bones in the middle ear
Usage: anatomy
Examples
- The incudes are small bones located in the middle ear.
- Damage to the incudes can affect hearing.
- The surgeon carefully examined the patient’s incudes during the procedure.
- Each ear contains one of the incudes as part of the ossicular chain.
- The incudes help transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.