Fold of chorda tympani
Plica chordae tympani
Definition
The mucosa of tympanic cavity forms several vascular folds, which extend from the walls of the tympanic cavity of the ossicles; of these, one descends from the roof of the cavity to the head of the malleus and upper margin of the body of the incus, a second invests the Stapedius muscle (: other folds invest the chorda tympani nerve (Fold of chorda tympani) and the Tensor tympani muscle
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
