Anatomy
cochlear duct
coch·lear duct
Subclass of:
Cochlear
Definitions related to cochlear duct:
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A membranous tube containing endolymph within the cochlea between the scala vestibuli and the scala tympani.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A spiral tube that is firmly suspended in the bony shell-shaped part of the cochlea. This ENDOLYMPH-filled cochlear duct begins at the vestibule and makes 2.5 turns around a core of spongy bone (the modiolus) thus dividing the PERILYMPH-filled spiral canal into two channels, the SCALA VESTIBULI and the SCALA TYMPANI.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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