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Stapes
see synonyms of stapesNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Stapes
see synonyms of stapesnounWord forms: plural stapes or stapedes (stæˈpiːdiːz
)
the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals
. Nontechnical name: stirrup bone Compare incus, malleusCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Stapes
see synonyms of stapes nounWord forms: plural ˈstaˌpes or staˈpeˌdes (stəˈpiˌdiz
; stəpēˈdēzˌ)
Anatomy
a small, stirrup-shaped bone, the innermost of a chain of three bones in the middle ear of mammals; stirrup
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Stapes
see synonyms of stapesn. pl. stapes or sta·pe·des (stāpĭ-dēz′)
The innermost of the three small bones of the middle ear, shaped somewhat like a stirrup. Also called stirrup.
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