stapedialadj.
/stəˈpiːdɪəl/ Anatomy.
Pertaining to the stapes.
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1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 757/1 The posterior..branch of the seventh nerve passes back..above the stapedial ligament.
1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 154 This stapedial cartilage.
1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 186 An extremely delicate rod, stepped into the fenestra ovalis by its foot..and bearing..its hammer-like..stapedial elements.
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