STAPES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: stapedes

Meaning:

The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

Synonyms:

stapes; stirrup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("stapes" is a kind of...):

auditory ossicle (ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear)

Holonyms ("stapes" is a part of...):

middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)