spiral ligament of cochlea

Preferred Label : spiral ligament of cochlea;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : cochlea spiral ligaments; ligament, spiral; spiral ligament; spiral ligaments; cochlea spiral ligament; ligaments, spiral;

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Origin ID

D055493;

UMLS CUI

C0229477;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Spiral cochlear ligament structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spiral ligament [UBERON concept]
- spiral ligament of cochlea [SNOMED Notion]
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- spiral ligament of cochlea [MeSH concept]
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- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Spiral cochlear ligament structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spiral ligament of cochlea [SNOMED Notion]
- stria vascularis of cochlear duct [UBERON concept]

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