Medical Definition of Spiral plate

1. A double plate of bone winding spirally around the modiolus dividing the spiral canal of the cochlea incompletely into two, scala tympani and scala vestibuli; between the two plates of this lamina the fibres of the cochlear nerve reach the spiral organ (of Corti). Synonym: lamina spiralis ossea, spiral plate. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiral Plate

spiral galaxy
spiral ganglion
spiral ganglion of cochlea
spiral groove
spiral hyphae
spiral joint
spiral lamina
spiral ligament of cochlea
spiral line
spiral membrane
spiral nebula
spiral of Archimedes
spiral organ
spiral plate (current term)
spiral prominence
spiral ratchet screwdriver
spiral septum
spiral spring
spiral staircase
spiral staircases
spiral suture
spiral tip catheter
spiral tubule
spiral valve of cystic duct
spiral vein of modiolus
spiral wrack
spiraled
spiralian

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