Medical term:
stapedius
sta·pe·di·us (mus·cle)
[TA]one of the muscles of the auditory ossicles; origin, internal walls of pyramidal eminence in tympanic cavity; insertion, neck of the stapes; action, dampens vibration of stapes by drawing the head of the stapes backward as a result of a protective reflex stimulated by loud noise; nerve supply, facial.
Synonym(s): musculus stapedius [TA], stapedius
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stapedius
(stā-pē′dē-ŭs) [L. stapes, stirrup]A small muscle of the middle ear inserted in the stapes.
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