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The following 5 entries include the term of Corti.
arch of Corti
noun: any of the series of arches composing the tunnel of Corti compare organ of corti
cell of Corti
noun: a hair cell in the organ of Corti
organ of Corti
noun: a complex epithelial structure in the cochlea that in mammals is the chief part of the ear by which sound is directly perceived and that rests on the internal surface of the basilar membrane and contains two spiral rows of rods of Corti which arch over a spiral tunnel of Corti and support on the inner side a single row of columnar hair cells and on the outer side several rows having their bases surrounded by nerve-cell arborizations compare arch of corti
rod of Corti
noun: any of the minute modified epithelial elements that rise from the basilar membrane of the organ of Corti in two spirally arranged rows so that the free ends of the members incline toward and interlock with corresponding members of the opposite row and enclose the tunnel of Corti
tunnel of Corti
noun: a spiral passage in the organ of Corti
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