See also: 镫骨

Chinese edit

stirrup bone
trad. (鐙骨)
simp. (镫骨)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

鐙骨

  1. (anatomy) stapes

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
とう
Hyōgaiji
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
Kanji in this term
あぶみ
Hyōgaiji
こつ
Grade: 6
yutōyomi
 鐙骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(stirrups) +‎ (bone), calque of New Latin stapēs

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ぶみこつ [àbúmíꜜkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠bɯ̟ᵝmʲiko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

(あぶみ)(こつ) or (とう)(こつ) (abumikotsu or tōkotsu

  1. a stapes
    Hypernym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)