Cochlea
nounid
32462·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Cochleae
- possessive
- Cochlea's
- pluralpossessive
- Cochleae's
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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