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extrastapes

extrastapes noun: a cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles.

Noun

extrastapes

  1. A cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles
    • Abbreviations: ac, anterior crus; dp, dorsal process; htp, hypothetical tympanic process or ossified extrastapes, interpreted here as an artefact due to deformation; pc, posterior crus; qc, quadrate contact area; stf; stapedial foramen; stfp, stapedial footplate.2015 July 16, “The Stapes of Gomphodont Cynodonts: Insights into the Middle Ear Structure of Non-Mammaliaform Cynodonts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extrastapes

From extra- + stapes.

Questions about extrastapes

What does extrastapes mean?
Extrastapes means a cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles.
What part of speech is extrastapes?
Extrastapes is a noun.

Words near extrastapes in the dictionary

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

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