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annular ligament of the stapes (medicine) and Bairiki (sh)


annular ligament of the stapes (medicine)


annular ligament of the stapes


A ring of elastic fibres that attaches the base of the stapes to the margin of the fenestra vestibuli.

Synonym: ligamentum annulare stapedis.


Bairiki (sh)




Islet (pop., 2000: urban agglomeration, 36,717) and administrative centre, Kiribati.

It is located on Tarawa Atoll, northern Gilbert Islands. It has port facilities as well as an extension centre of the University of the South Pacific.