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Preferred term

Cochlear Aqueduct  

Type

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Definition

  • A fine channel that passes through the TEMPORAL BONE near the SCALA TYMPANI (the basilar turn of the cochlea). The cochlear aqueduct connects the PERILYMPH-filled bony labyrinth to the SUBARACHNOID SPACE.

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Synonym(s)

  • Perilymphatic Duct

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GWH1834Z-H

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