Anatomy
stapes Audio
sta·pes [ stey-peez ]
Subclass of:
Ear ossicle
Etymology:
Latin stapes = stirrup
Definitions related to stapes:
  • Auditory ossicle, each instance of which is some ossicle, shaped like a stirrup, articulates by its head with some incus and its base is inserted into some oval window (fenestra vestibuli).
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • One of the three ossicles of the middle ear. It transmits sound vibrations from the INCUS to the internal ear (Ear, Internal see LABYRINTH).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The smallest and most medial of the three auditory ossicles located in the middle ear, which functions in concert with the remaining ossicles to transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane into the inner ear.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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