- Löwenberg s. SYN: cochlear duct.
- s. tympani [TA] the division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying on the basal side of the spiral lamina.
- s. vestibuli [TA] the division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying on the apical side of the spiral lamina and vestibular membrane. SYN: vestibular canal.
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sca·la 'skā-lə n, pl sca·lae -.lē any of the three spirally arranged canals into which the bony canal of the cochlea is partitioned by the vestibular and basilar membranes and which comprise the scala media, scala tympani, and scala vestibuli
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n.
one of the spiral canals of the cochlea. The scala media (cochlear duct) is the central membranous canal, containing the sensory apparatus of the cochlea; the scala vestibuli and scala tympani are the two bony canals of the cochlea.
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sca·la (skaґlə) pl. scaґlae [L. “staircaseâ€] a stairlike structure; applied especially to various passages of the cochlea.Medical dictionary. 2011.