Claudius cells


Clau·di·us cells

(klaw'dē-ŭs), columnar cells on the floor of the ductus cochlearis external to the spiral organ.

Clau·di·us cells

(klaw'dē-ŭs selz) Columnar cells on the floor of the ductus cochlearis external to the organ of Corti.

Claudius,

Friedrich M., German anatomist, 1822-1869. Claudius cells - columnar cells on the floor of the ductus cochlearis external to the organ of Corti.Claudius fossa - a depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis that lodges the ovary. Synonym(s): ovarian fossa