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cochleate

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coch⋅le⋅ate

  [kok-lee-it, -eyt]
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–adjective
shaped like a snail shell; spiral.
Also, coch⋅le⋅at⋅ed.

Origin:
1825–35; < L cochleātus spiral, equiv. to cochle(a) cochlea + -ātus -ate 1
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coch·le·ate   (kŏk'lē-ĭt, -āt', kō'klē-)   
adj.  Shaped like a snail shell; spirally twisted.

[Latin cochleātus, from cochlea, snail shell; see cochlea.]
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Main Entry: co·chle·ate
Pronunciation: 'kO-klE-&t, -"At, 'käk-lE-
Function: adjective
: having the form of a snail shell
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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