Reissner's membrane

English

Etymology

Named after German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824–1878).

Noun

Reissner's membrane (plural Reissner's membranes)

  1. (anatomy) The thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.
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