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stapes Definition


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stapes
noun
    stapes
    1. anatomy.
      A small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear which, together with the malleus and incus, transmits sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear. Also called stirrup bone.
Etymology: 17c: Latin, meaning ‘stirrup'.



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