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extrastapedial

extrastapedial adjective: projecting beyond the stapes; applied to part of the columella of the ear.

Adjective

extrastapedial (not comparable)

  1. Projecting beyond the stapes; applied to part of the columella of the ear.
    • extrastapedial process of birds
    • extrastapedial cartilage of a lizard

Origin of extrastapedial

From extra- + stapedial.

Questions about extrastapedial

What does extrastapedial mean?
Extrastapedial means projecting beyond the stapes; applied to part of the columella of the ear.
What part of speech is extrastapedial?
Extrastapedial is an adjective.

Words near extrastapedial in the dictionary

  1. extraspinal
  2. extrasplanchnic
  3. extraspliceosomal
  4. extrasporogonic
  5. extrastaminal
  6. extrastapedial
  7. extrastapes
  8. extrastate
  9. extrastatutory
  10. extrastelar
  11. extrastimulation

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