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li noun, plural coch·le·ae 
[kok-lee-ee, -lee-ahy, koh-klee-ee, ‐klee-ahy] , coch·le·as. Anatomy.
[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; < Latin < Greek kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, probably akin to kónchē conch
1530–40; < Latin < Greek kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, probably akin to kónchē conch
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coch·le·ar, adjective
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| —n , pl -leae | |
| the spiral tube, shaped like a snail's shell, that forms part of the internal ear, converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses | |
| [C16: from Latin: snail, spiral, from Greek kokhlias; probably related to Greek konkhē | |
| 'cochlear | |
| —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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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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| cochlea (kŏk'lē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Plural cochleae (kŏk'lē-ē', -lē-ī') or cochleas A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear and the main organ of hearing. The cochlea contains the nerve endings that transmit sound vibrations from the middle ear to the auditory nerve. |
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