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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D055493
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D055493
Preferred Name

Spiral Ligament of Cochlea

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Cochlea Spiral Ligaments
Spiral Ligament
Ligaments, Spiral
Ligament, Spiral
Spiral Ligaments
Cochlea Spiral Ligament
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