- arch of Corti
- arch of Cor·ti -'kȯrt-ē n any of the series of arches composing the tunnel of Corti compare ORGAN OF CORTI A. Corti see ORGAN OF CORTI
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arch of corti — Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Alfonso Corti died 1876 Italian anatomist anatomy : any of the series of arches composing the tunnel of Corti compare organ of corti … Useful english dictionary
corti apparatus — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Alfonso Corti more at arch of corti : organ of corti … Useful english dictionary
corti's ganglion — ˈkȯrd.ēz, rˌtēz noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Alfonso Corti more at arch of corti : a mass of bipolar nerve cells occupying the spiral canal in the modiolus of the cochlea and containing the axons that comprise the cochlear… … Useful english dictionary
arch — Any structure resembling a bent bow or an a.; an arc. In anatomy, any vaulted or archlike structure. See arcus. SYN: arcus [TA]. [thru O. Fr. fr. L. arcus, bow] abdominothoracic a. a bell shaped line defined by the lower end of the sternum and… … Medical dictionary
Corti arch canal cells etc. — Cor·ti arch, canal, cells, etc. (korґte) [Alfonso Corti, Italian anatomist, 1822–1888] see under arch, canal, cell, fiber, ganglion, rod, and tunnel, and see membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis and organum spirale … Medical dictionary
Corti — Marquis Alfonso, Italian anatomist, 1822–1876. See C. arch, C. canal, C. cells, under cell, C. ganglion, C. membrane, C. organ, C. pillars, under pillar, C. rods, under rod, C. auditory teeth, under tooth, C. tunnel, pillar cells of C., under… … Medical dictionary
organ of Corti — organ of Cor·ti kȯrt ē n a complex epithelial structure in the cochlea that in mammals is the chief part of the ear by which sound is directly perceived and that rests on the internal surface of the basilar membrane and contains two spiral rows… … Medical dictionary
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
