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Reissner's membrane

noun Reiss·ner's membrane \ˈrīs-nərz-\

Medical Definition of REISSNER'S MEMBRANE

Biographical Note for REISSNER'S MEMBRANE

Reissner, Ernst (1824–1878), German anatomist. A professor of anatomy, Reissner described in 1851 the membrane of the scala media that is now also known as Reissner's membrane.

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