Cochlea

/ˈkɑkliə/

/ˈkɒkliə/

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Other forms: cochleae; cochleas

Definitions of cochlea

noun
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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type of:
tube, tube-shaped structure
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

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