[TA] a branch of the facial nerve arising in the facial canal and innervating the stapedius muscle. Synonym(s): nervus stapedius [TA]
nerve to sta·pe·di·us mus·cle
(nĕrv stă-pē'dē-us mŭs'ĕl) [TA] A branch of the facial nerve arising in the facial canal and innervating the stapedius muscle. Synonym(s): nervus stapedius [TA] .