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stapes
n.
stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear (Anatomy)
Stapes
The
stapes is a
bone in the
middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the
inner ear. The
stirrup-shaped small bone is on and transmits these to the
oval window, medially. The stapes is the smallest and lightest named bone in the
human body, and is so-called because of its resemblance to a
stirrup .
stapes
Noun
1. the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
(synonym) stirrup
(hypernym) auditory ossicle
(part-holonym) middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum
stapes
n.
třmínek
Stapes
(n.)
The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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