stirrup bone


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for stapes

Origin of stirrup bone

1
C17: so called because of its stirrup-like shape

Words Nearby stirrup bone

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How to use stirrup bone in a sentence

  • It is on the inner side of the oval window, which was closed, as we have seen, by the stirrup bone.

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