Meaning of COCHLEA
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâkleeu
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| | Definition: | | [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 |
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| | See Also: | | basilar membrane, inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth, modiolus, organ of Corti, tube, tube-shaped structure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | snail-shaped structure in the inner ear that contains the organ of hearing. |
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