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scala tympani

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Main Entry: scala tym·pa·ni
Pronunciation: -'tim-p&-"nI, -"nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural scalaetym·pa·no·rum /-"tim-p&-'nOr-&m, -'nor-&m/
: the lymph-filled spirally arranged canal in the bony canal of the cochlea that is separatedfrom the scala media by the basilar membrane, communicates at its upper end with the scala vestibuli, and abuts at its lower end upon the membrane that separates the round window from the middle ear
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scala tympani scala tym·pa·ni (tĭm'pə-nī')
n.
The division of the spiral canal of the cochlea below the spiral lamina.

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