promontory of tympanic cavity

(redirected from tuber cochleae)

prom·on·to·ry of tym·pan·ic cav·i·ty

[TA]
a rounded eminence on the labyrinthine wall of the middle ear, caused by the first coil of the cochlea.
Synonym(s): promontorium cavi tympani [TA], tuber cochleae, tympanic promontory
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