sta·pes (st  p z)n. pl. stapes or sta·pe·des (st p -dz ) The innermost of the three small bones of the middle ear, shaped somewhat like a stirrup. Also called stirrup. [New Latin stap s, stapd-, from Medieval Latin, stirrup.]sta·pe di·al (st-pd- l) adj. |
stapes [ˈsteɪpiːz]
n pl stapes, stapedes [stæˈpiːdiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals Nontechnical name stirrup bone Compare incus, malleus
[via New Latin from Medieval Latin, perhaps a variant of staffa, stapeda stirrup, influenced in form by Latin stāre to stand + pēs a foot]
stapedial [stæˈpiːdɪəl] adj
| stapes (stpz) Plural stapes or stapedes (st p-dz) The roughly stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of the three small bones (ossicles) of the middle ear. |
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| Noun | 1. | stapes - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear |
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