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scala /sca·la/ (ska´lah) pl. sca´lae   [L.] a stairlike structure.
scala me´dia  cochlear duct.
scala tym´pani  the part of the cochlea below the lamina spiralis.
scala vesti´buli  the part of the cochlea above the lamina spiralis.

sca·la (skl)
n. pl. sca·lae (-l)
Any of the spiral cavities of the cochlea winding around the modiolus of the ear.

scala
pl. scalae [L.] a ladder-like structure, applied especially to various passages of the cochlea.

scala media
the cochlear duct: a space in the ear between Reissner's membrane and the basilar membrane.
scala tympani
the part of the cochlea below the spiral lamina.
scala vestibuli
the part of the cochlea above the spiral lamina.

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