Definition of cochlea
English to English noun - 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
source: WordNet 3.0 - An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.
source: Webster 1913
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cochlea, cola, cole, coalhole, chela, chile, chyle, cocozelle, coccygeal, coggle, chicle, coulee, cockal, collie, coucal, coccal, chiloe, colley, choule, cholla
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