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cochlear duct

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
cochlear duct
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spirally arranged canal in the bony canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti, is triangular in cross section, and is bounded by the vestibular membrane above, by the periosteum-lined wall of the cochlea laterally, and by the basilar membrane below.

Inflected Forms

cochlear ducts (plural) ductus cochlearis (alternative) scala media (alternative) cochlear canal (alternative)

Questions

What does cochlear duct mean?
The spirally arranged canal in the bony canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti, is triangular in cross section, and is bounded by the vestibular membrane above, by the periosteum-lined wall of the cochlea laterally, and by the basilar membrane below.

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