- cells of Corti
- auditory hair c's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cells of Corti
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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'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
Corti rods — rods of Corti pillar cells … 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
Corti fibers — pillar cells … Medical dictionary
phalangeal cells — Cells of the organ of Corti (in the inner ear) … Dictionary of molecular biology
Organ of Corti — A cross section of the cochlea illustrating the organ of Corti … Wikipedia
pillar cells — elongated supporting cells found in the organ of Corti in a double row (inner and outer pillar c s), with their heads joined and their bases on the basilar membrane widely separated so as to form a tunnel (inner tunnel or canal of Corti) that… … Medical dictionary
phalangeal cells — rows of supporting cells between the sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti (see cochlea). * * * elongated supporting cells of the organ of Corti with bases that rest on the basilar membrane adjacent to the pillar cells. Inner phalangeal cells… … 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
