See Also: separatory(medicine)
separatory(1)(dictionary)
separatory(2)(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
ampullary sulcus(medicine)
cap of the ampullary crest(medicine)
ampullary aneurysm(medicine)
ampullary crest(medicine)
Ampullary carcinoma(health)
Carcinoma, ampullary(health)

cap of the ampullary crest (medicine) and separatory(1) (iou)


cap of the ampullary crest (medicine)


cap of the ampullary crest -->
cupula cristae ampullaris


A gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the saemicircular ducts; movement of endolymphatic fluid causes the cupula to move across the hair cells of the ampullary crest.

Synonym: cap of the ampullary crest.


separatory(1) (iou)



separatory noun.LME-M19.
[medieval Latin separatorium, from Latin as SEPARATE verb: see -ORY1.]
A thing which separates something from something else, esp. (a) a surgical instrument for this purpose; (b) a vessel for separating liquids of different densities.