co·chlea /ˈkokliə, ˈkɑkli-/
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co·chle·a /ˈkoklɪə, ˈkɑklɪ-/ 名詞
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Coch·le·a n. Anat. An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.
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cochlea
n : the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the
modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve
impulses by the Organ of Corti
[also: cochleae (pl)]