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anvil
An anvil is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape. -
malleus
the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Also called hammer. Compare incus (def 1), stapes. -
middle ear
the middle portion of the ear, consisting of the tympanic membrane and an air-filled chamber lined with mucous membrane, that contains the malleus, incus, and stapes. Compare ear1 (def 1). -
stapes
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus. -
thunderhead
incus (def 2).