'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]