'Stapes' definitions:
Definition of 'stapes'
From: WordNet
noun
The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea [syn: stapes, stirrup]
Definition of 'Stapes'
From: GCIDE
- Stapes \Sta"pes\ (st[=a]"p[=e]z), n. [LL., a stirrup.] (Anat.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stapes'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Eustachian tube,
- 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