helicotrema

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

helicotremata plural helicotremas plural

词源

Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “coil”) + τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”). By surface analysis, helico- + trema.
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