English dictionary
cochlea
/'k/A/kl/i//@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See <u>Ear</u>.
Source: webster1913