单词 | stapes |
释义 | stapes[ stey-peez ] / ˈsteɪ piz / noun, plural sta·pes, sta·pe·des [stuh-pee-deez]. /stəˈpi diz/. Anatomy.the 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 . Compare incus (def. 1), malleus. Origin of stapesFirst recorded in 1660–70; from New Latin stapēs, Medieval Latin: “stirrup,” perhaps etymologizing alteration of Italian staffa “stirrup” (from Germanic ) by association with Latin stāre “to stand,” and pēs, stem ped- “foot”; see foot OTHER WORDS FROM stapessta·pe·di·al [stuh-pee-dee-uhl], /stəˈpi di əl/, adjectiveWords nearby stapesstapedectomy, stapedial, stapediotenotomy, stapedius, stapelia, stapes, stapes-mobilization operation, staph, Staphcillin, staphylectomy, staphyledema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stapesBritish Dictionary definitions for stapesstapes / (ˈsteɪpiːz) / noun plural stapes or stapedes (stæˈpiːdiːz)the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammalsNontechnical name: stirrup bone Compare incus, malleus Derived forms of stapesstapedial (stæˈpiːdɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for stapesC17: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, perhaps a variant of staffa, stapeda stirrup, influenced in form by Latin stāre to stand + pēs a foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for stapesstapes [ stā′pēz ] n. pl. stapesThe smallest of the three auditory ossicles, whose base fits into the oval window and whose head is articulated with the lenticular process of the long limb of the incus.stirrup The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for stapesstapes [ stā′pēz ] Plural stapes stapedes (stā′pĭ-dēz′)The roughly stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of the three small bones (ossicles) of the middle ear. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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