One of the three bones of the middle ear; it is stirrup-shaped.
Latin = stirrup; adjective - stapedial, stapedius.
L. = a stirrup, from L. stare = to stand + pes = a foot (prior to c. 4th century AD, Greeks & Romans did not have stirrups); smallest of middle ear ossicles.
A small bone of the middle ear. Also called the stirrup.
One of the three ossicles of the middle ear. It is attached to the oval window leading to the inner ear. Also called the stirrup.
(also known as the stirrup is the stirrup–shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear which attaches the incus to the oval window which is next to the vestibule of the inner ear. It is the smallest bone in the human body.
last of the three bones of hearing in the middle ear that help transmit sound waves from the outer ear to the cochlea. Also called the stirrup.
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Bones in the middle ear which vibrate to transmit sound to the hearing nerve of the inner ear. (Ear, Nose & Throat)
The innermost of the three ear ossicles, which contacts the oval window of the ear. It is stirrup-shaped.
Smallest of the three middle ear bones that connect the tympanic membrane with the inner ear. Commonly referred to as the "stirrup" bone.
One of the three bones that function in hearing.
The smallest and last bone in the ossicular chain. It attaches to the oval window of the inner ear.
The final bone in the series of three small bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear. Sometimes called the stirrup.
The auditory ossicle attached to the tympanic membrane.
One of the three tiny bones of the middle ear which serve to transmit sound from the eardrum to the cochlea.
Small bone, shaped like a stirrup, attached to the incus and the oval window; amplifies sound waves coming from the outer ear.
The stapes or stirrup is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear which attaches the incus to the fenestra ovalis, the "oval window" which is adjacent to the vestibule of the inner ear. It is the smallest and lightest bone in the human body.