- internal spiral sulcus
- s. spiralis internus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
internal spiral sulcus
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sulcus spiralis internus — [TA] internal spiral sulcus: the C shaped concavity within the cochlear duct formed by the limbus laminae spiralis and its tympanic and vestibular labia along the edge of the osseous spiral lamina. Called also inner spiral s … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
labium limbi tympanicum — [TA] tympanic lip of limbus: the lower border of the internal spiral sulcus, formed by the lower extremity of the limbus laminae spiralis … Medical dictionary
labium limbi vestibulare — [TA] vestibular lip of limbus: the upper border of the internal spiral sulcus, formed by the upper extremity of the limbus laminae spiralis … Medical dictionary
Cochlear aqueduct — Bone: Aqueduct of cochlea Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Aquæductus cochleæ labeled at left, fifth from the top.) Latin a. cochleae Gray s … Wikipedia
Mastoid cells — Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Mastoid cells labeled at bottom left.) Latin cellulae mastoideae Gray s … Wikipedia
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