- vestibular membrane
- vestibular membrane n a thin cellular membrane separating the scala media and scala vestibuli called also Reissner's membrane
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Reissner's membrane — Reiss·ner s membrane rīs nərz n VESTIBULAR MEMBRANE Reissner Ernst (1824 1878) German anatomist. A professor of anatomy, Reissner described in 1851 the membrane of the scala media that is now also known as Reissner s membrane. * * * the membrane… … Medical dictionary
Otolithic membrane — The otolithic membrane is a gelatinous membrane located in the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear, and plays an essential role in the brain s interpretation of equilibrium. Both the saccular macula and utricular macula are covered by an… … Wikipedia
Reissner's membrane — Reiss ner s mem brane (r?s n?rz m?m br?n). [Named from E. Reissner, A German anatomist.] (Anat.) The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
