About The Word Cochlea
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Cochlea
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What's The Definition Of Cochlea?
[n] the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cochlea: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cochlea: See Also | basilar membrane | inner ear | internal ear | labyrinth | modiolus | organ of Corti | tube | tube-shaped structure Cochlea In Webster's Dictionary \Coch"le*a\, n. [L., a snail, or snail shell, Gr. ? a
snail, fr. ? a shellfish with a spiral shell.] (Anat.)
An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is
elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See {Ear}.
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