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coch⋅le⋅a

  [kok-lee-uh, koh-klee-uh]
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–noun, plural coch⋅le⋅ae  [kok-lee-ee, -lee-ahy, koh-klee-ee, ‑klee-ahy] , coch⋅le⋅as. Anatomy.
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.

Origin:
1530–40; < L < Gk kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, prob. akin to kónchē conch

Related forms:
coch⋅le⋅ar, adjective
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coch·le·a   (kŏk'lē-ə, kō'klē-ə)   
n.   pl. coch·le·ae (-lē-ē', -lē-ī') also coch·le·as
A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that resembles a snail shell and contains nerve endings essential for hearing.

[Latin, snail shell, from Greek kokhliās, snail, from kokhlos, land snail.]
coch'le·ar adj.
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cochlea 
1688, "spiral cavity of the inner ear," from L. cochlea "snail shell," from Gk. kokhlias "snail, screw," etc., from kokhlos "spiral shell."
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Main Entry: co·chle·a
Pronunciation: 'kO-klE-&, 'käk-lE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co·chle·as or co·chle·ae /'kO-klE-"E, 'käk-lE-"E, -"I/
: a division of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear coiled into the form of a snail shell andconsisting of a spiral canal in the petrous part of the temporal bone in which lies a smaller membranous spiral passage that communicates with the saccule at the base of the spiral, ends blindly nearits apex, and contains the organ of Corti —co·chle·ar /'kO-klE-&r, 'käk-lE-&r/ adjective
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cochlea coch·le·a (kŏk'lē-ə, kō'klē-ə)
n. pl. coch·le·as or coch·le·ae (-lē-ē')
A spiral-shaped cavity in the petrous portion of the temporal bone of the inner ear, containing the nerve endings essential for hearing and forming one of the divisions of the labyrinth.

coch'le·ar (-ər)

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