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Meaning of stapedius | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
stəˈpi.di.əs

Definitions

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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