Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
sta·pe·di·us Pronunciation:
st&-'pE-dE-&s Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural sta·pe·dii /-dE-"I/ : a small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum, is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spineof bone, and serves to check and dampen vibration of the stapes called also
stapedius muscle
