scala

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scala Any one of three fluid-filled canals of the cochlea in the inner ear: the scala media (cochlear duct), scala tympani (tympanic canal), and scala vestibuli (vestibular canal).

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scala (skay-lă) n. one of the spiral canals of the cochlea.

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