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mo⋅di⋅o⋅lus

  [moh-dahy-uh-luhs, muh-]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] . Anatomy.
the central, conical axis of the cochlea of the ear.
Origin:
1685–95; < NL, L: nave of a wheel bucket, drinking vessel, equiv. to modi(us) a dry measure (perh. deriv. of modus mode 1 ) + -olus -ole 1

Related forms:
mo⋅di⋅o⋅lar, adjective
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mo·di·o·lus   (mō-dī'ə-ləs)   
n.   pl. mo·di·o·li (-lī')
The central, conical, bony core of the cochlea.

[Latin, socket, hub, diminutive of modius, a measure of grain, measuring vessel; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: mo·di·o·lus
Pronunciation: m&-'dI-&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mo·di·o·li /-"lI/
: a central bony column in the cochlea of the ear
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modiolus mo·di·o·lus (mō-dī'ə-ləs)
n. pl. mo·di·o·li (-lī')
The central conical bony core of the cochlea of the ear.

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