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stapedial

stapedial

9.9
It relates to the small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear
  • adjective
  • /stəˈpiːdiəl/
  • Specialized
: estapedial
  • The stapedial reflex helps protect the inner ear from loud noises.
  • stapedial reflex
  • stapedial tendon
  • positive stapedial

Examples

  • Perhaps more important than protecting the inner ear against acoustic trauma is the role the stapedial reflex plays in improving the intelligibility of speech in noise.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Impedance audiometry revealed absent stapedial reflexes on the right.

    Academic text (1995)
  • There was no stapedial reflex decay.

    Academic text (2008)
  • When someone begins to speak, it is possible to measure the stapedial reflex prior to sound production by the larynx.

    Academic text (1998)
  • When we are speaking, our own stapedial reflex improves our perception of the intelligibility of another person's voice.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A continuous sound lower than 1000 Hz produces the most efficient stapedial reflex.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The stapedial reflex dampens sound, so your ears don't hurt from a really loud sound and both of them had no stapedial reflex.

  • Only 28% of patients with a preserved tendon demonstrated a stapedial reflex at the 6-month postoperative testing.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Causse reported that 75% of patients had a stapedial reflex when tested one year after stapedius tendon reconstruction.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The stapedial reflex is of less amplitude in 84% of the cases with a positive stapedial reflex after stapedius tendon reconstruction than in normal ears.

    Academic text (1998)

Surface Forms

stapedial positive

Morphology

stapedial = stapes (opaque) = stapes + ial

The word 'stapedial' is derived from 'stapes', a specific anatomical term, making it opaque for learners unfamiliar with the term.

Etymology

Stapedial comes from the Latin word stapes meaning 'stirrup', because the tiny stapes bone in the middle ear looks like a small stirrup. So stapedial, from stapes + -ial, means 'relating to the stapes', and that is why it refers to the small bone that helps hearing.