Associations to the word «Stapes»

Wiktionary

STAPES, noun. (skeleton) A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear.

Dictionary definition

STAPES, noun. The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea.

Wise words

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