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 |
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Part de | laberinto, oído interno | A complex system of interconnecting cavities |
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Partes | membrana basilar | A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
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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 |
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Inglés | cochlea |
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Catalán | caragol, còclea |
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Adjetivo | coclear | Of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
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