stapes

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sta=pes

CIDE DICTIONARY

stapes, n. [LL., a stirrup.].

 The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stapes, n. (pl. same) a small stirrup-shaped bone in the ear of a mammal.

Etymology

mod.L f. med.L stapes stirrup

THESAURUS

stapes

Eustachian tube, anvil, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basilar membrane, bony labyrinth, cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, drumhead, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph, external ear, hammer, incus, inner ear, lobe, lobule, lug, malleus, mastoid process, middle ear, organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, round window, secondary eardrum, semicircular canals, shell, stirrup, tympanic cavity, tympanic membrane, tympanum, vestibule