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POSTERIOR CRUS STAPES [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

The posterior, longer, and more curved of the two limbs that diverge from the neck of the stapes and are connected distally by the flattened oval plate, or base which is held to the fenestra vestibuli by ligaments.

Key term(s)
  • stapedial crura
  • crura
  • posterior limb of stapes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
OBS

Étrier (stapes) - C'est l'osselet le plus petit et le plus léger [...] [Ses] branches antérieure et postérieure (crus anterius et posterius) forment l'arc stapédien, réunissant la tête à la base de l'étrier [...]

Key term(s)
  • branche postérieure du stapès

Spanish

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