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Reissner's membrane

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Reiss´ner's mem´brane    (r?s´n?rz m?m´br?n)
1.(Anat.) The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear.
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This condition is believed to be caused by an elevated level of endolymphatic pressure, which is likely due to poor absorption from the endolymphatic sac or excess secretion of endolymph, and results in distention of Reissner's membrane.
Dexamethasone inner ear perfusion for subclinical endolymphatic ... by Silverstein, Herbert; Farrugia, Mathew; Van Ess, Mark / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The greater impact that air in the scala vestibuli had on hearing might have been the result of a collapse of Reissner's membrane.
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