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stirrup bones

stirrup bones is the plural of stirrup bone.

Meaning of stirrup bone

Noun

stirrup bone (plural stirrup bones)

  1. the smallest bone in the human body; it is situated in the ear and passes vibrations from the anvil to cochlea
    Synonyms:
    stapes

Questions about stirrup bones

What is stirrup bones the plural of?
Stirrup bones is the plural of stirrup bone.

Words near stirrup bones in the dictionary

  1. stirring up the animals
  2. stirringly
  3. stirrings
  4. stirrup
  5. stirrup bone
  6. stirrup bones
  7. stirrup cup
  8. stirrup cups
  9. stirrup iron
  10. stirrup irons
  11. stirrup jar

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