| Reissner's fibre | A rodlike, highly refractive fibre running caudally from the subcommissural organ throughout the length of the central canal of the brainstem and spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| reissner's membrane | <anatomy> The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear. Origin: Named from E. Reissner, A German anatomist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Reissner, Ernst | <person> German anatomist, 1824-1878. See: Reissner's fibre, Reissner's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |