Defenition of the word cochlea

• Defenition of the word cochlea

  • A spiralled structure found in the inner ear forming part of the auditory system.
  • the snail-shaped tube in the inner ear where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti
  • 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

Meronymys for the word cochlea

• • basilar membrane
  • inner ear
  • internal ear
  • labyrinth
  • organ of Corti

Hypernyms for the word cochlea

• • tube
  • tube-shaped structure

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