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stapes

DEFINITIONS OF: stapes

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

Synonyms:
stirrup
Type of:
auditory ossicle
ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
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