stapedius
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin stapedius, clipping of mūsculus stapedius (“stapedial muscle”). Doublet of stapedial.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /stəˈpi.di.əs/
- Rhymes: -iːdiəs
Noun[edit]
stapedius (plural stapedii)
- (anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
muscle
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References[edit]
- “stapedius”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup; stapes”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /staˈpe.di.us/, [s̠t̪äˈpɛd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /staˈpe.di.us/, [st̪äˈpɛːd̪ius]
Adjective[edit]
stapedius (feminine stapedia, neuter stapedium); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
Inflection[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | stapedius | stapedia | stapedium | stapediī | stapediae | stapedia | |
Genitive | stapediī | stapediae | stapediī | stapediōrum | stapediārum | stapediōrum | |
Dative | stapediō | stapediō | stapediīs | ||||
Accusative | stapedium | stapediam | stapedium | stapediōs | stapediās | stapedia | |
Ablative | stapediō | stapediā | stapediō | stapediīs | |||
Vocative | stapedie | stapedia | stapedium | stapediī | stapediae | stapedia |
Descendants[edit]
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