spiral lamina
noun
: a twisting shelf of bone which projects from the modiolus into the canal of the cochlea as it coils around the modiolus and to which the inner margin of the basilar membrane is attached
called also lamina spiralis
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“Spiral lamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/spiral%20lamina. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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