cochlea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cochlea*:
NOUN	body	cochlea	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

cochlea > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'kliyah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *cochlea*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
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.
Part of	inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth	A complex system of interconnecting cavities
Parts	basilar membrane	A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
	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
Spanish	caracol, caracol óseo, coclea, cóclea
Catalan	caragol, còclea
Adjectives	cochlear	of or relating to the cochlea of the ear

HyperDic: cochlea