NOUN | body | stapes, stirrup | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea |
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Meaning | The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea. | |
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Synonym | stirrup | |
Part of | middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | The main cavity of the ear |
Broader | auditory ossicle | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear |
Spanish | estribo | |
Catalan | estrep |
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