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anvil

Orchestral percussion instrument that imitates the sound of a blacksmith's anvil, but is constructed of small steel bars struck by a mallet of wood or metal. It can be so made as to produce notes of definite pitch, as in Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, but is usually indeterminate in pitch.
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Erosion of the incus long process with concomitant discontinuity of the incudostapedial joint is a common cause of conductive hearing loss secondary to chronic otitis media.
Applebaum incudostapedial prosthesis by Lin, James; Fayad, Jose N. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The malleus, incus and stapes bones are found where?
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The details of these, however, given the nature of confidences, must forever remain sealed within the confines of my eardrum, locked tight behind that hinged trio: the malleus, incus and stapes.
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