BASILAR MEMBRANE Definition & Meaning

basilar membrane

noun

Anatomy.

a supporting membrane, especially the membrane that supports the organ of Corti in the ear and aids in translating sound vibrations into electrical signals.

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Origin of basilar membrane¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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A soft tissue structure called the basilar membrane, while not present in the fossil itself, was indicated by other parts of the ear to be of a size and thickness consistent with high-frequency hearing.

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Each arch rests on the basilar membrane, and supports rows of cells having minute hair-like processes.

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A sound wave sets your eardrum vibrating, which ultimately causes a spiraling membrane within the inner ear called the basilar membrane to vibrate, too.

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Her words fell upon his ears, setting up vibrations and oscillations in the basilar membranes.

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Periopticon: a complex nerve structure back of the basilar membrane of the eye.

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