Bottcher crystals

Bött·cher crys·tals

(bēt'shĕr), small crystals observed microscopically in prostatic fluid that is treated with a drop or two of 1% solution of ammonium phosphate.

Böt·tcher crys·tals

(bĕrt'shĕr kris'tălz) Small crystals observed microscopically inprostatic fluid that has been treated with a drop or two of 1% solution of ammonium phosphate.

Böttcher,

Arthur, Estonian anatomist, 1831-1889. Böttcher canal - a duct that connects the inner aspect of the utricle with the endolymphatic duct a short distance from its origin from the saccule. Synonym(s): utriculosaccular ductBöttcher cells - cells of the basilar membrane of the cochlea.Böttcher crystals - small crystals observed microscopically in prostatic fluid.Böttcher ganglion - ganglion on the cochlear nerve in the internal acoustic meatus.Böttcher space - the dilated blind extremity of the endolymphatic duct. Synonym(s): endolymphatic sacCharcot-Böttcher crystalloids - see under Charcot