base of stapes
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n.
The flat portion of the stirrup of the ear that fits in the oval window between the middle and inner ear.footplate
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base metal, Basenji, base of heart, base of lung, base of skull, base of stapes, base on balls, base pair, base-pairing, base-pairing rules, base path
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