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Definitions for Stapes
[1] the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup.Compare incus(def 1) , malleus.
[2] the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals Nontechnical name: stirrup bone Compare incus, malleus
Words nearby Stapes
stanza, stapedectomy, stapedial, stapediotenotomy, stapelia, stapes, stapes-mobilization operation, staph, staphylectomy, staphyledema, staphyline
Origin of Stapes
1660–70; < New Latin stapēs, Medieval Latin: stirrup, perhaps etymologizing alteration of Italian staffa stirrup (< Germanic ) by association with Latin stāre to stand, and pēs, stem ped- foot
Other words from Stapes
sta·pe·di·al [stuh -pee -dee-uh l] /stəˈpi di əl/ , adjective
Word origin for Stapes
C17: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, perhaps a variant of staffa, stapeda stirrup, influenced in form by Latin stāre to stand + pēs a foot