释义 |
sta·pe·di·us \stəˈpēdēəs\ noun (plural stape·dii \-dēˌī\) Etymology: New Latin, from staped-, stapes : a small muscle of the middle ear of mammals that arises from the wall of the tympanum, is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone, and serves to check and dampen vibration of the stapes |