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1. (n.) cochlea
the fluid-filled, spiral-shaped part of the inner ear in mammals.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L < Gk kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, prob. akin to kónchēconch)
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1. (noun) cochlea
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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1. (noun) cochlea
an appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear
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1. cochlea
The part of the inner ear (LABYRINTH) that is concerned with hearing. It forms the anterior part of the labyrinth, as a snail-like structure that is situated almost horizontally anterior to the VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH.
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