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modiolus

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modiolus [mə′dī·ə·ləs]
(anatomy)
The central axis of the cochlea.


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We reviewed these CTs to discern if they did in fact demonstrate any abnormalities that might have indicated a risk of PG, and we found that the original radiologist had missed a dilated internal auditory canal and a deformity of the cochlear modiolus in the affected ear of I of these patients.
In such cases, it is possible that a patent or semipatent cochlear aqueduct or modiolus would allow for hydrodynamic changes in pressure to occur concurrently with volume changes between the perilymph and spinal fluid in the adjacent subarachnoid space, but this is difficult to confirm.
 
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