basilar membrane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of basilar membrane
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Above the basilar membrane is the tectorial membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The basilar membrane that lines the cochlea gets continuously thinner toward the apex of the cochlea.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It is composed of hair cells held in place above the basilar membrane like flowers projecting up from soil, with their exposed short, hair-like stereocilia contacting or embedded in the tectorial membrane above them.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When the pressure waves from the scala move the basilar membrane, the tectorial membrane slides across the stereocilia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Periopticon: a complex nerve structure back of the basilar membrane of the eye.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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