stapes

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.
    — The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup"). The "handle" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the stapes fits into the oval window.
  2. plural of stape form-of,plural

词形变化

stapes plural stapedes plural

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.
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