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cochlear implant

–noun
a device consisting of microelectrodes that deliver electrical stimuli directly to the auditory nerve when surgically implanted into the cochlea, enabling a person with sensorineural deafness to hear.
Also called artificial ear.
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Main Entry: cochlear implant
Function: noun
: an electrical prosthetic device that enables individuals with sensorineural hearing loss to recognize some sounds and thatconsists of an external microphone and speech processor that receive and convert sound waves into electrical signals which are transmitted to one or more electrodes implanted in the cochlea where theystimulate the auditory nerve —cochlear implantation noun
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