Helicotrema


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Hel`i`co´tre´ma


n.1.(Anat.) The opening by which the two scalæ communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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At the same time, the vibration of perilymph in scala vestibuli can be transmitted to the scala tympani through helicotrema, causing the basement membrane to resonance.
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In the helicotrema area of the cochlea model, an extra channel was drilled that was slightly larger (about 800 [micro]m) than the sensor tip to insert the pressure sensor.
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