NOM | body | còclea, caragol | 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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Sentit | 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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Sinònim | caragol | |
Part de | laberint, orella interna | A complex system of interconnecting cavities |
Parts | membrana basilar | A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
modíol | The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea | |
òrgan de Corti, Òrgan de Corti | The hearing organ of the inner ear | |
General | estructura tubular, tub | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
Anglès | cochlea | |
Espanyol | caracol, caracol óseo, coclea, cóclea | |
Adjectius | coclear | Of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
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