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stapedius

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin stapedius, clipping of mūsculus stapedius (stapedial muscle). Doublet of stapedial.

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Noun

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stapedius (plural stapedii)

  1. (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.
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Latin

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin stapēs (stirrup; stapes) +‎ -ius (adjectival suffix).

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Adjective

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stapedius (feminine stapedia, neuter stapedium); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (relational) stirrup
  2. (anatomy, relational) stapedial
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Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative stapedius stapedia stapedium stapediī stapediae stapedia
genitive stapediī stapediae stapediī stapediōrum stapediārum stapediōrum
dative stapediō stapediae stapediō stapediīs
accusative stapedium stapediam stapedium stapediōs stapediās stapedia
ablative stapediō stapediā stapediō stapediīs
vocative stapedie stapedia stapedium stapediī stapediae stapedia

Descendants

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  • English: stapedial
  • English: stapedius