cochlea

/ˈkɑkliə/
/ˈkɒkliə/
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Other forms: cochleae; cochleas

Definitions of cochlea
  1. 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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