lagena /la·ge·na/ (lah-je´nah)
1. a part of the upper end of the cochlear duct.
2. the organ of hearing in nonmammalian vertebrates.
la·ge·na (l -j  n)n. pl. la·ge·nae (-n ) One of the three parts of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear of nonmammalian vertebrates. |
lagena
1. the curved, flask-shaped organ of hearing in vertebrates lower than mammals, corresponding to the cochlear duct.
2. the upper extremity of the cochlear duct.
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