Medical Definition of Ampullary 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 Ampullary Crest

ampulla of the semicircular canals
ampulla of the semicircular ducts
ampulla of uterine tube
ampulla of vater
ampulla ossea
ampulla recti
ampulla tubae uterinae
ampullaceous
ampullae
ampullae of Lorenzini
ampullar
ampullar abortion
ampullar pregnancy
ampullary
ampullary aneurysm
ampullary crest (current term)
ampullary crura of semicircular ducts
ampullary folds of uterine tube
ampullary limbs of semicircular ducts
ampullary sulcus
ampulliform
ampullitis
ampullula
ampuls
amputate
amputated
amputates
amputating
amputating ulcer
amputation

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