HyperDic: basilar_membrane

English > 1 sense of the expression basilar membrane:
NOUNbodybasilar membranea membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
English > basilar membrane: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti.
Part ofcochleaThe snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti
Broadermembrane, tissue layerA pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
Spanishmembrana basilar
Catalanmembrana basilar

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