stapes
sta·pes
stapes · stapes · stapedes
стремя
Steigbügel
A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting…A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
/ˈsteɪ̯piːz/
» Stapes is the smallest bone in the human body.
Meaning
1 sensesA small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
Steigbügel
стре́мяstrémja
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Examples
1 sentencesStapes is the smallest bone in the human body.
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.Borrowed from Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.
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