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stirrup bone

noun

the nontechnical name for stapes

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Nearby words

stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirringly, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stishie

Word Origin for stirrup bone

C17: so called because of its stirrup-like shape
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