| NOMBRE | body | cóclea, caracol, caracol óseo, coclea | 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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| Sentido | 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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| Sinónimos | caracol, caracol óseo, coclea | |
| Part de | laberinto, oído interno | A complex system of interconnecting cavities |
| Partes | membrana basilar | A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
| modiolo | The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea | |
| órgano de Corti | The hearing organ of the inner ear | |
| General | estructura vasiforme, tubo | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
| Inglés | cochlea | |
| Catalán | caragol, còclea | |
| Adjetivo | coclear | Of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
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