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Stapes
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stapes
(sta´pēz) the innermost of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear. Called also stirrup. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Stapes
• (n.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/stapes/
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stapes
(from the article `mammal`) ...form a series of levers that serve mechanically to increase the amplitude of sound waves reaching the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, produced as ... ...muscles. The tympanic membrane bulges inward, unlike the usually outward-bulging membrane of reptiles and birds. The ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/153
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Stapes
The stapes is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear which is attached through the incudostapedial joint to the incus laterally and to the fenestra ovalis, the "oval window", medially. Stapes means stirrup in Latin. The oval window is adjacent to the vestibule of the inner ear. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapes
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stapes
Type: Term Pronunciation: stā′pēz, stā′pē-dēz Definitions: 1. The smallest of the three auditory ossicles; its base, or footpiece, fits into the vestibular (oval) window, whereas its head is articulated with the lenticular process of the long limb of the incus. S... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=84589
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stapes
Latin = stirrup; adjective - stapedial, stapedius. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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stapes
(sta;pez) The innermost of the auditory ossicles that fits against the oval window of the inner ear; also called the stirrup. Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
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stapes
(sta;pez) The innermost of the auditory ossicles that fits against the oval window of the inner ear; also called the stirrup. Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
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stapes
1) Auditory ossicle 2) Bone of the middle ear 3) Ear bone 4) Middle ear bone 5) Smallest bone in the human body 6) Stirrup Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/stapes/1
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