Fossa of incus

Fossa incudis

Definition

The fossa of incus (fossa incudis) is a small depression in the lower and back part of the epitympanic recess; it lodges the short crus of the incus.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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