SYN: stapes. [A.S. stirap]
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stir·rup 'stər-əpalso 'stir-əpor 'stə-rəp n
1) STAPES
2) an attachment to an examining or operating table designed to raise and spread the legs of a patient
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n.
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stir·rup (sturґəp) 1. a structure or device resembling the stirrup of a saddle, or the portion of an apparatus on which to rest the feet. 2. the stapes.Medical dictionary. 2011.