Medical Term:

ampullary crest (of semicircular ducts)

 

Definition: crescentic ridge invaginating the lumen of the ampullae of the semicircular ducts bearing sensory epithelium on a base of nerve fibers and connective tissue.

Synonym(s): crista ampullaris (ductuum semicircularium)TA

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