Meaning | 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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Part of | inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth | A complex system of interconnecting cavities |
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Parts | basilar membrane | A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
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modiolus | The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea |
organ of Corti | The hearing organ of the inner ear |
Broader | tube, tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
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Spanish | caracol, caracol óseo, coclea, cóclea |
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Catalan | caragol, còclea |
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Adjectives | cochlear | of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
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