NOMBRE | body | modiolo | the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea |
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Sentido | The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea. | |
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Part de | caracol, caracol óseo, coclea, cóclea | 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 |
General | hueso, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Inglés | modiolus | |
Catalán | modíol |
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