| scala | Origin: L, a ladder. 1. <surgery> A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus. 2. <anatomy> A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scala media | Spiral tube in the bony canal of the cochlea, lying on its outer wall between the scala vestibuli and scala tympani. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scala tympani | The lower tube of the cochlea, extending from the round window to the helicotrema and containing perilymph. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scala vestibuli | The division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying on the apical side of the spiral lamina and vestibular membrane. Synonym: vestibular canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lowenberg's scala | Spiral tube in the bony canal of the cochlea, lying on its outer wall between the scala vestibuli and scala tympani. (12 Dec 1998) |