Stapes Definition

stāpēz
stapedes
noun
A small, stirrup-shaped bone, the innermost of a chain of three bones in the middle ear of mammals; stirrup.
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Other Word Forms of Stapes

Noun

Singular:
stapes
Plural:
stapedes

Origin of Stapes

  • New Latin stapēs stapēd- from Medieval Latin stirrup perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin stāre to stand) (and pēs, ped- foot) of staffa, stapha of Germanic origin akin to Old English stæpe, stepe step

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin stapÄ“s (“stirrup").

    From Wiktionary

Stapes Sentence Examples

  • The three middle ear bones â the ossicles â are called the malleus, the incus and the stapes.

  • To allow the transmission of high frequency sounds, the stapes is used as an auditory ossicle.

  • When off is specified, the input wave (or the stapes velocity) is passed on directly to the next stage.

  • Most of the stapes bone is removed, leaving just the portion called the footplate, which sits in contact with the oval window.

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