| 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 |