Reissner's membrane

noun

The thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.

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Meanings

nounReissner's membrane (plural Reissner's membranes)

plural Reissner's membranes

  1. anatomyThe thin membrane that separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the inner ear.

Origin

Named after German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824–1878).

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Reissner's membrane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reissner's%20membrane

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reissner's membrane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reissner's%20membrane.

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