Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reissner's membrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reiss-ner's mem-brane
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.

Etymology

Named after German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824–1878).

Inflected Forms

Reissner's membranes (plural)

Questions

What does reissner's membrane mean?: The thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.
Where does reissner's membrane come from?: Named after German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824–1878).

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