Stapes Moderate

Stapes has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

stapes stirrup

A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.

See Also

stirrup footplate stapedotomy ossicle ear middle ear interstapedial mediostapedial

Related Terms

stirrup footplate stapedotomy ossicle ear middle ear interstapedial mediostapedial stapedial bone infrastapedial stapedes extrastapedial extrastapes stapedius suprastapedial ossicles

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

auditory ossicle

Rhyming Words

pes apes copes nopes rapes rupes dopes sipes tapes yipes wipes supes hepes tepes hypes lopes kipes dupes ripes popes

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