- head of the stapes
- Caput n stapedii, Steigbügelköpfchen n
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head of the stapes
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incus — The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear; it has a body and two limbs or processes (long crus of i. and short crus of i.); at the tip of the long crus is a small knob, the lenticular process, which articulates with the head of the st … Medical dictionary
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ear bone — ▪ anatomy also called Auditory Ossicle, any of the three tiny bones in the middle ear of all mammals. These are the malleus, or hammer, the incus, or anvil, and the stapes, or stirrup. Together they form a short chain that crosses the… … Universalium
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