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  1. stapediusnoun

    The smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes.

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  1. stapedius

    The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes or strirrup bone of the middle ear.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Stapedius

    A tiny muscle that arises from the posterior wall of the TYMPANIC CAVITY of MIDDLE EAR with its tendon inserted onto the neck of the STAPES. Stapedius pulls the stapes posteriorly and controls its movement.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stapedius in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stapedius in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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