RECESSUS
\ɹɪsˈɛsəs], \ɹɪsˈɛsəs], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_s_ə_s]\
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By Robley Dunglison
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[Latin] A recess. R. anterior, a passage leading from the fenestra rotunda into the scala tympani. R. Cotugni, a sac of dura mater into which, according to some, the ductus endolymphaticus empties. R. epitympanicus, the attic. R. hemiellipticus, R. hemisphaericus, see Fovea hemielliptica, Fovea hemisphaerica. R. hypotympanicus, a depression in the floor of the tympanic cavity. R. pharyngeus, Rosenmuller’s cavity. R. pharyngeus medius, see Fovea pharynges. R. tympanicus, the attic.
By Alexander Duane