stapes

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English - English
A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
Smallest of the three middle ear bones that connect the tympanic membrane with the inner ear Commonly referred to as the "stirrup" bone
The narrow third bone in the ossicles, the incus attaches to the stapes
One of the three small bones in the middle ear
of Ear
The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; so called from its form
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Also known as the stirrup, the stapes is the third and inner bone of the ossicular chain Moved by the incus, the stapes vibrates in the oval window pl stapes, stapedes
{i} stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear (Anatomy)
pl stapes, stapedes Also known as the stirrup, the stapes is the third and inner bone of the ossicular chain Moved by the incus, the stapes vibrates in the oval window
(See ossicles )
A stapes
stirrup
Turkish - English
stapes
(Biyoloji) stirrup
stapes

    Hyphenation

    sta·pes

    Synonyms

    stirrup

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'stA-(")pEz ] (noun.) 1670. New Latin staped-, stapes, from Medieval Latin, stirrup, alteration of Late Latin stapia.
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