COCHLEA

Cochlea

The cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus.

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cochlea

Noun

  1. The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.


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