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helicotremata

helicotremata is the plural of helicotrema.

Meaning of helicotrema

Noun

helicotrema (plural helicotremata or helicotremas)

  1. The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
    • These openings may be respectively named the cochlear and vestibular helicotremata, the latter being many degrees larger than the former; so that, should a fluid be poured into the cupola, it will pass into the vestibular rather than the tympanic scala.1849, J. D. Macdonald, “Development and comparative anatomy of the organ of hearing”, in London Journal of Medicine, page 870

Questions about helicotremata

What is helicotremata the plural of?
Helicotremata is the plural of helicotrema.

Words near helicotremata in the dictionary

  1. helicosporidian
  2. helicosporidians
  3. helicosporous
  4. helicotrema
  5. helicotremas
  6. helicotremata
  7. helicrane
  8. helicranes
  9. helictical
  10. helictite
  11. helictites

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