basilar membrane

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   a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti

   Broadermembrane

   Part ofcochlea

Questions about basilar membrane

What does basilar membrane mean?

basilar membrane means "a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti".

Is basilar membrane a common word?

basilar membrane is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.