a dome-shaped structure, esp the sensory structure within the semicircular canals of the ear
Examples of 'cupula' in a sentence
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This case provides novel insights into the light cupula pathophysiology.
Akihide Ichimura, Koji Otsuka 2016, 'Persistent Down-Beating Torsional Positional Nystagmus: Posterior Semicircular CanalLight Cupula?', Case Reports in Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1249325. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
So far a number of structural proteins have been described, but for the gelatinous cupula precise data are missing.
Jens Dernedde, Christoph Weise, Eva-Christina Müller, Akira Hagiwara, Sebastian Bachmann,Mamoru Suzuki, Werner Reutter, Rudolf Tauber, Hans Scherer 2014, 'Cupulin Is a Zona Pellucida-Like Domain Protein and Major Component of the Cupulafrom the Inner Ear', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0111917. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
According to the direction of nystagmus, we further divided the patients into “heavy cupula” (apogeotropic) and “light cupula” (geotropic) groups.
Xiaowu Tang, Xiaowu Tang, Xiaowu Tang, Qiuhong Huang, Qiuhong Huang, Qiuhong Huang,Ling Chen, Ling Chen, Ling Chen, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Tianci Feng, TianciFeng, Tianci Feng, Yongkang Ou, Yongkang Ou, Yongkang Ou, Yiqing Zheng, Yiqing Zheng,Yiqing Zheng 2019, 'Clinical Findings in Patients With Persistent Positional Nystagmus: The Designationof “Heavy and Light Cupula”', Frontiers in Neurologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00326/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He was diagnosed with light cupula of the right lateral semicircular canal and was subsequently treated with an antivertiginous agent.
Toru Seo, Kazuya Saito, Katsumi Doi 2015, 'Intractable Persistent Direction-Changing Geotropic Nystagmus Improved by LateralSemicircular Canal Plugging', Case Reports in Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/192764. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast to existing capacitive examples, our sensor incorporates the transducers into the cupula itself rather than at its base.
James P. Wissman, Kaushik Sampath, Simon E. Freeman, Charles A. Rohde 2019, 'Capacitive Bio-Inspired Flow Sensing Cupula', Sensorshttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/11/2639. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)