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scala
[ska´lah] (L.)a ladderlike structure, especially any of various passages of the cochlea.
scala me´dia cochlear duct.
scala tym´pani the part of the cochlea below the spiral lamina.
scala vesti´buli the part of the cochlea above the spiral lamina.
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sca·la
, pl.sca·lae
(skā'lă, -lē),One of the cavities of the cochlea winding spirally around the modiolus.
[L. a stairway]
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sca·la
, pl. scalae (skā'lă, -lē)One of the cavities of the cochlea winding spirally around the modiolus.
[L. a stairway]
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