stapes

Betekenis (Engels)

A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.

stape

A staple

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Sinonieme

stirrup

stirrup-shaped bone of ear

stirrup iron

Vertalings

étrier

Steigbügel

estribo

staffa

estribo

αναβολέας

estrep

estapédio

üzengikemiği

üzengi

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsteɪ.piːz/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.