Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

scala vestibuli

Syllabification: (sca·la ves·tib·u·li)
Pronunciation: /ˈskālə veˈstibyəlē/

Definition of scala vestibuli

noun (plural scalae vestibuli /ˈskālē/)

Anatomy
  • the upper bony passage of the cochlea.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'ladder of the vestibule'

scala vestibuli in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of scala vestibuli in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …