"helicotrema" meaning in English

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          "text": "The lower tympanic scala begins at the crest of the cochlear fenestra and courses up spirally below the osseous spiral lamina, while the upper vestibular scala begins at the vestibular recess and passes above the spiral membrane to the helicotrema.",
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        "(anatomy) The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet."
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