(anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is t...

simple past tense and past participle of rotavape

present participle of carry the torch

(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera. / (zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.