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noun
A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: stirrup
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of stape
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stirrup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: auditory ossicle
History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
