Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
rod of Cor·ti Pronunciation:
-'kort-E Function:
noun : any of the minute modified epithelial elements that rise from the basilar membraneof the organ of Corti in two spirally arranged rows so that the free ends of the members incline toward and interlock with corresponding members of the opposite row and enclose the tunnel of Corti
A. G. G. Corti —see
ORGAN OF CORTI
