Defenition of the word stapes
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Defenition of the word stapes
- A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear.
- the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound to the cochlea
- the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Synonyms for the word stapes
Meronymys for the word stapes
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- middle ear
- tympanic cavity
- tympanum
Hypernyms for the word stapes
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- auditory ossicle
- bonelet
- ossicle
- ossiculum
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