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Definition: HELICOTREMA


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The opening by which the two scalae communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Helicotrema" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Helicotrema \Hel`i*co"tre"ma\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression "e`lix, -ikos, helix hole.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HELICOTREMA

Domain	Definition
Health	The passage of the ear that connects the scala tympani and scala vestibuli at the apex of the cochlea. (references)
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Extended Definition: HELICOTREMA

Helicotrema

Helicotrema

The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above.
Gray's	subject #232 1050
Dorlands/Elsevier	h_04/12410950

The helicotrema is the part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet. It is also known as the cochlear apex. This area best detects low frequency sounds.

External links

Helicotrema at eMedicine Dictionary
Histology at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Diagram at IUPUI

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Helicotrema". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: HELICOTREMA
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Helicotrema	5	Helicotrema	5
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Translations: HELICOTREMA

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	蜗孔 (helicotrema). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, helicotrema. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	hélicotrème (helicotrema), hélicotréma (helicotrema). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, helicotrema. (volunteer & more translations)
French	hélicotrème (helicotrema), hélicotréma (helicotrema). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, helicotrema. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “helicotrema” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	elicotremahay (helicotrema). Additional references: Pig Latin, helicotrema. (volunteer)
Terran B	helicotreme (helicotrema). Additional references: Terran B, helicotrema. (volunteer)
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