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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Spiral Ligament of Cochlea
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ligamento Espiral de la Cóclea
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ligamento Espiral da Cóclea
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Tree Number:
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A09.246.631.246.965
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Definition English:
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A spiral thickening of the fibrous lining of the cochlear wall. Spiral ligament secures the membranous COCHLEAR DUCT to the bony spiral canal of the COCHLEA. Its spiral ligament fibrocytes function in conjunction with the STRIA VASCULARIS to mediate cochlear ion homeostasis. |
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History Note English:
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2009
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52977
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Unique Identifier:
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D055493
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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