cochlea English

Meaning cochlea meaning

What does cochlea mean?

cochlea

— 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

Synonyms cochlea synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cochlea?

cochlea English » English

snail

shellfish

shell stitch

screw

scollop

scallop

mussel

escallop

clam

acoustic labyrinth

Topics cochlea topics

What do people use cochlea to talk about?

Person Body Head

Ear

• What are the parts of the ear?
  earlobe lobe inner ear eardrum tympanum Eustachian tube auditory nerve canal cochlea