BASILAR MEMBRANE
Dictionary entry overview: What does basilar membrane mean? • BASILAR MEMBRANE (noun)
The noun BASILAR MEMBRANE has 1 sense:
1. a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
Familiarity information: BASILAR MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BASILAR MEMBRANE (noun)
Meaning:
A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("basilar membrane" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals)
Holonyms ("basilar membrane" is a part of...):
cochlea (the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti)
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