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stapes Definition

Stapes
(n.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear

stapes Bedeutung

stapes
stirrup
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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The stapes ?ste?pi?z or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. The stirrup-shaped small bone is on and transmits these to the oval window, medially. The stapes is the smallest and lightest named bone in the human body, and is so-called because of its resemblance to a stirrup .

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