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cochlear aqueduct

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aqueduct /aq·ue·duct/ (ak´wĕ-dukt″) any canal or passage.
cerebral aqueduct  a narrow channel in the midbrain connecting the third and fourth ventricles.
cochlear aqueduct  a small canal that interconnects the scala tympani with the subarachnoid space.
aqueduct of Sylvius , ventricular aqueduct cerebral a.
cochlear aqueduct
n.
See perilymphatic duct.
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On those rare occasions when fluid does escape from the inner ear through the round or oval window, it is not perilymph but cerebrospinal fluid secondary to an enlarged cochlear aqueduct or modiolus.
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