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AQUEDUCT OF THE VESTIBULE

\ˈakwɪdˌʌkt ɒvðə vˈɛstɪbjˌuːl], \ˈakwɪdˌʌkt ɒvðə vˈɛstɪbjˌuːl], \ˈa_k_w_ɪ_d_ˌʌ_k_t ɒ_v_ð_ə v_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_b_j_ˌuː_l]\

Definitions of AQUEDUCT OF THE VESTIBULE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A canal which rises as a thin membranous tube from the utricle and proceeds through a thin osseous canal to the posterior wall of the pyramid, opening into a spacious cul-de-sac covered by the dura mater. [Lat]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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