Medical Definition of Acoustic crest

1. An elevation on the inner surface of the ampulla of each semicircular duct; filaments of the vestibular nerve pass through the crista to reach hair cells on its surface; the hair cells are capped by the cupula, a gelatinous protein-polysaccharide mass. Synonym: crista ampullaris, acoustic crest, transverse septum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acoustic Crest

acoustician
acousticians
acousticofacial crest
acousticofacial ganglion
acousticopalpebral reflex
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
acoustics
acoustics
acoustic agraphia
acoustic aphasia
acoustic aphasia
acoustic area
acoustic buoy
acoustic cell
acoustic crest (current term)
acoustic delay line
acoustic device
acoustic enhancement
acoustic gramophone
acoustic guitar
acoustic impedance
acoustic impedance
acoustic impedance tests
acoustic lemniscus
acoustic lens
acoustic maculae
acoustic meatus
acoustic meatus
acoustic modem

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