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Meaning of MODIOLUS

Pronunciation:  mow'dIulus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
 
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 See Also: bone, cochlea, os

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Modioli}. [L., a small
measure.] (Anat.)
The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
 
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