HyperDic: stapes

English > 1 sense of the word stapes:
NOUNbodystapes, stirrupthe stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
English > stapes: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea.
Synonymstirrup
Part ofmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanumThe main cavity of the ear
Broaderauditory ossicleossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
Spanishestribo
Catalanestrep

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