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stapedius

/stəˈpi.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stapedius
IPA
/stəˈpi.di.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stəˈpi.di.əs/

Inflected Forms

stapedii (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stapedial

Rhymes With

tedious nervus intermedius

Questions

How do you pronounce stapedius?
The recorded pronunciation is /stəˈpi.di.əs/.
What does stapedius mean?
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.
Where does stapedius come from?
Borrowed from New Latin stapedius, clipping of mūsculus stapedius (“stapedial muscle”). Doublet of stapedial.

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