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Crus breve
Other Terms: Crus breve (incus), Short process of incus, Crus breve incudis
Description
This short, stalk-like process is thicker than the long crus. It projects posteriorly from the body in the horizontal plane. The posterior ligament of the incus attaches this process to the fossa incudis of the epitympanic recess.
Etymology
Crus is a Latin word that means leg, stem, or stalk. Brevis is the Latin term meaning short.
Latin
Crus breve incudis
