STAPES


Meaning of STAPES in English

[sta.pes] n, pl stapes or sta.pe.des [NL staped-, stapes, fr. ML, stirrup, alter. of LL stapia] (1670): the innermost ossicle of the ear of mammals--called also stirrup--see ear illustration

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