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stapes::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stirrup |
| Type of | auditory ossicle |
Examples of stapes
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He finds evidence of much more deafness from stapes disease in low-fluoride areas.
From the time.com
Vibrations of the stapes footplate introduce pressure waves in the inner ear.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The surface area of the tympanic membrane is many times that of the stapes footplate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Also, the inclusion of print stapes such as Sudoku, crosswords and horoscopes is jarring.
From the guardian.co.uk
He told the Daily Oklahoman he required six to seven stapes in his head to close the wound.
From the chron.com
In humans, as in other mammals, the hyomandibula, or stapes, is one of the tiny bones in the middle ear.
From the sciencedaily.com
The eardrum is merged to the malleus, which connects to the incus, which in turn connects to the stapes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In reptiles, birds, and early fossil tetrapods, there is only a single auditory ossicle, the stapes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The hyomandibula of fish migrated upwards from its jaw supporting position, and was reduced in size to form the stapes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
- Stape is a hamlet and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the North Riding Forest Park, 4 miles north of Pickering. There is an activity centre, known as the Ken Ather Outdoor Centre, built for use by pupils of Joseph Rowntree school.
- A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
- (stape) A staple
- One of the three bones that function in hearing.
- Latin = stirrup; adjective - stapedial, stapedius.
- The last in the series of three bones in the middle ear (cf. incus, malleus), which normally receive and amplify the vibrations transmitted by the tympanum (eardrum) and then transmit those vibrations to the cochlea
- The innermost of the auditory ossicles that fits against the oval window of the inner ear; also called the stirrup.
