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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
Definition that contains cochlea
  • stirrup the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
  • stapes the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
  • cochlear of or relating to the cochlea of the ear
  • membranous labyrinth the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth
  • fenestra rotunda fenestra leading into the cochlea
  • vestibulocochlear nerve a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  • eighth cranial nerve a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  • fenestration surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
  • nervus vestibulocochlearis a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  • auditory nerve a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
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