Extrastapedial :: Extrastapedial (a.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes..

Extrastapedial :: Extrastapedial (n.) The extrastapedial part of columella.

Infrastapedial :: Infrastapedial (a.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes..

Infrastapedial :: Infrastapedial (n.) The infrastapedial part of the columella.

Interstapedial :: Interstapedial (a.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial..

Interstapedial :: Interstapedial (n.) The interstapedial part of the columella.

Mediostapedial :: Mediostapedial (a.) Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella..

Mediostapedial :: Mediostapedial (n.) The mediostapedial part of the columella.

Stapedial :: Stanzaic (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in stanzaic form..

Stapelia :: Stapedial (a.) Of or pertaining to stapes.

Stapes :: Stapelia (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion..

Staphyline :: Stapes (n.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear..

Staphylinid :: Staphyline (a.) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.

Staphyloma :: Staphylinid (n.) Any rove beetle.

Staphylomatous :: Staphyloma (n.) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea..

Staphyloplasty :: Staphylomatous (a.) Of or pertaining to staphyloma; affected with staphyloma.

Staphyloraphy :: Staphyloplasty (n.) The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost.

Staphylorrhaphy :: Staphyloraphy (n.) Alt. of Staphylorrhaph.

Staphylotomy :: Staphylorrhaphy (n.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft..

Staple :: Staphylotomy (n.) The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.

Staple :: Staple (n.) A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.

Staple :: Staple (n.) Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.

Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States..

Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal constituent in anything; chief item.

Staple :: Staple (n.) Unmanufactured material; raw material.

Staple :: Staple (n.) The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple..

Staple :: Staple (n.) A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like..

Staple :: Staple (n.) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels..

Staple :: Staple (n.) A small pit.

Staple :: Staple (n.) A district granted to an abbey.

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