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stapes

noun

sta·​pes ˈstā-(ˌ)pēz How to pronounce stapes (audio)
plural stapes or stapedes ˈstā-pə-ˌdēz How to pronounce stapes (audio)
: the innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals

called also stirrup

see ear illustration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Two bones from the lower jaw migrated to the middle ear and joined the stapes, forming a chain of three bones. David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 The biggest muscle is the gluteus maximus in your buttocks; the smallest is the stapedius, which stabilizes the smallest bone in your body — the stapes bone of the middle ear. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 Another becomes the incus bone that connects the malleus to the stapes. David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 At first, the stapes was a stout shaft, both conveying groundborne vibrations to the ear and strengthening the skull. David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Similarly, The Row -- Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's label designing luxuriously elevated stapes -- will show in Paris for the first time since 2016. Leah Dolan, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin staped-, stapes, from Medieval Latin, stirrup, alteration of Late Latin stapia

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stapes was in 1615
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