stirrup bone

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noun

the nontechnical name for stapes

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Word Origin for stirrup bone

C17: so called because of its stirrup-like shape

Words nearby stirrup bone

stirpiculture, stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up

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Not long after I was finally diagnosed, my doctor ordered a bone density scan.
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Later studies showed that only gaining weight and the return of natural menstruation help improve bone density.
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My doctor put me on oral contraceptives to induce a period, figuring it would help build bone.
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This leaves people with a history of anorexia and reduced bone density like me at high risk for fractures.
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An x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
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I saw this girl, eight or nine years old, all benumbed and nothing but skin and bone.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Large mononuclear leukocytes probably originate in the bone-marrow or spleen.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
That we will, and you never need want, Mark, for I've many a fine bone buried away against old age and rainy weather.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Myelocytes are the bone-marrow cells from which the corresponding granular leukocytes are developed.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.
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