What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Stapes vs Scapes - What's the difference?

stapes | scapes |

As nouns the difference between stapes and scapes

is that stapes is a small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear while scapes is plural of lang=en.

As a verb scapes is

third-person singular of scape.

stapes

English

(wikipedia stapes)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (skeleton) A small stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear.
  • * 2010 , Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology , 8th edition, page 576
  • The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (mal?e-us; "hammer"); the incus (ing?kus; "anvil"); and the stapes' (sta?p?z; "stirrup"). The "handle" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the ' stapes fits into the oval window.

    Synonyms

    * (bone in the middle ear) stirrup

    Derived terms

    * stapedectomy * stapedial * stapedotomy

    See also

    * bone

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    scapes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (scape)
  • Anagrams

    *