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TECTORIAL MEMBRANE

\tɛktˈɔːɹɪəl mˈɛmbɹe͡ɪn], \tɛktˈɔːɹɪəl mˈɛmbɹe‍ɪn], \t_ɛ_k_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ə_l m_ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_eɪ_n]\

Definitions of TECTORIAL MEMBRANE

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A gelatinous membrane, attached to the bony spiral lamina, which overlies the hair cells within the cochlea of the inner ear.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The roof of the lower half of the fourth ventricle.
Of Claudius, see organ of Corti, under organ.
Of Hasse, see cupula terminalis, under cupula.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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