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reticular membrane

reticular membrane

in the ear, a stiff membrane in the organ of Corti that forms a division between endolymph and perilymph, which differ in their ionic composition. Some of the hair cells of the stereocilia make contact with the reticular membrane. Also called reticular lamina.

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