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noun
The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “coil”) + τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”). By surface analysis, helico- + trema.
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