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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The uppermost of the three divisions of the spiral cavity winding around the modiolus of the cochlea in the inner ear. It is filled with perilymph and receives vibrations from the stapes.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin scāla vestibulī : Latin scāla, staircase (from its spiral structure ) + Latin vestibulī, genitive of vestibulum, vestibule.]
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