Stirrup
nounid
132093·updated May 18, 2026verified
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
polysemous
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- stapesstirrup iron
- plural
- Stirrups
- possessive
- Stirrup's
- pluralpossessive
- Stirrups'
Framework definitions
- §1
- support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
- §2
- the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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