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A cup-shaped or domelike structure. SYN: cupola. [L. dim. of cupa, a tub]

- ampullary c. SYN: c. ampullaris.

- c. ampullaris [TA] a gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the semicircular ducts; movement of endolymphatic fluid causes the c. to move across the hair cells of the ampullary crest. SYN: ampullary c..

- c. of cochlea SYN: cochlear c..

- c. cochleae [TA] SYN: cochlear c..

- cochlear c. [TA] the domelike apex of the cochlea. SYN: c. cochleae [TA], c. of cochlea.

- c. pleurae [TA] SYN: cervical pleura.

- pleural c. cervical pleura.

cu·pu·la 'kyü-p(y)ə-lə n, pl cu·pu·lae -.lē

1) the bony apex of the cochlea

2) the peak of the pleural sac covering the apex of the lung

a small dome-shaped structure consisting of sensory hairs embedded in gelatinous material, forming part of a crista in the ampullae of the semicircular canals of the ear.