Words Like STAPES

We have put together a list of words that are similar to STAPES.

1 Alternative Words Similar to stapes

1 Stirrup Noun      Synonym Words Like Stirrup

6 definitions of stapes

1 The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of ear.
2 the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
3 The innermost of the three small bones of the middle ear, shaped somewhat like a stirrup. Also called stirrup.
4 In zoology and anatomy, the inmost one of the three auditory ossicles of man and other mammals, situated in the tympanum, or middle ear.
5 A bandage for the foot forming figure-of-eight turns around the ankle.
6 A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear.
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