Nuel space

Nu·el space

(nē-el'), an interval in the spiral organ (of Corti) between the outer pillar cells on one side and the phalangeal cells and hair cells on the other. Synonym(s): outer tunnel of the organ of Corti

Nuel space

(noo-el′, nū-) [Jean-Pierre Nuel, Belgian physician, 1847–1920] The space in the organ of Corti between the outer pillar and the outer phalangeal cells (Deiters cells).

Nuel,

Jean P., Belgian ophthalmologist and otologist, 1847-1920. Nuel space - an interval in the spiral organ (of Corti) between the outer pillar cells on one side and the phalangeal cells and hair cells on the other.