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stria vascularis

stria vascularis noun: the upper portion of the spiral ligament that forms the outer wall of the cochlear duct; it contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels.

Noun

stria vascularis

  1. The upper portion of the spiral ligament that forms the outer wall of the cochlear duct; it contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels.

Origin of stria vascularis

From Latin stria + Latin vascularis.

Questions about stria vascularis

What does stria vascularis mean?
Stria vascularis means the upper portion of the spiral ligament that forms the outer wall of the cochlear duct; it contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels.
What part of speech is stria vascularis?
Stria vascularis is a noun.

Words near stria vascularis in the dictionary

  1. streyneth
  2. streyning
  3. Streys
  4. stria
  5. stria terminalis
  6. stria vascularis
  7. striae
  8. striae gravidarum
  9. strial
  10. Striar
  11. striata

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