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helicotrema

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Main Entry: hel·i·co·trema
Pronunciation: "hel-&-kO-'trE-m&
Function: noun
: the minute opening by which the scala tympani andscala vestibuli communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear
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helicotrema hel·i·co·tre·ma (hěl'ĭ-kō-trē'mə)
n.
An opening at the apex of the cochlea that connects the vestibular canal and the scala tympani.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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