| NOUN | body | basilar membrane | a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
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| Meaning | A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti. | |
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| Part of | cochlea | The snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| Spanish | membrana basilar | |
| Catalan | membrana basilar | |
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