stapes
Meanings
noun
- A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
noun
- plural of stape
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.
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