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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•pes (stā′pēz),USA pronunciation n., pl. sta•pes, sta•pe•des (stə pē′dēz).USA pronunciation [Anat.]- Anatomythe innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Cf. incus (def. 1), malleus. See diag. under ear.
- Gmc) by association with Latin stāre to stand, and pēs, stem ped- foot
- Neo-Latin stapēs, Medieval Latin: stirrup, perh. etymologizing alteration of Italian staffa stirrup (
- 1660–70;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stapes /ˈsteɪpiːz/ n ( pl stapes, stapedes /stæˈpiːdiːz/)- the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals
Nontechnical name: stirrup bone
Compare incus, malleus
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, perhaps a variant of staffa, stapeda stirrup, influenced in form by Latin stāre to stand + pēs a foot |