n, pl  in*cu*des   :  the middle bone of the chain of three ossicles in the middle ear of a mammal resembling a premolar tooth with the body having a facet which articulates with the malleus and with the longer of the two widely separated crura having a process which articulates with the stapes - called also ambos , anvil  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  in·noc·u·ous 
 
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