basilar membrane

Other forms: basilar membranes

Definitions of basilar membrane
  1. noun
    a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
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    type of:
    membrane, tissue layer
    a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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