stapes

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

stirrup capitulum gusher footplate stapedius stapedectomy extrastapes stirrup bone stapedotomy anvil

Often followed by

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Word family

stapedes stirrup