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coch·le·a

(kŏk′lē-ə, kō′klē-ə)

n. pl. coch·le·ae (-lē-ē′, -lē-ī′) also coch·le·as

A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that resembles a snail shell and contains nerve endings essential for hearing.

[Latin, snail shell, from Greek kokhliās, snail, from kokhlos, land snail.]

coch′le·ar adj.

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cochlea

(ˈkɒklɪə)

n, pl -leae (-lɪˌiː)

(Anatomy) 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 conch]

ˈcochlear adj

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coch•le•a

(ˈkɒk li ə, ˈkoʊ kli ə)

n.
pl. coch•le•ae (ˈkɒk liˌi, -liˌaɪ, ˈkoʊ kliˌi, -kliˌaɪ)
coch•le•as.

the fluid-filled, spiral-shaped part of the inner ear in mammals.

[1530–40; < Latin < Greek kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, probably akin to kónchē conch]

coch′le•ar, adj.

coch·le·a

(kŏk′lē-ə)

A spiral tube of the inner ear that looks like a snail shell and contains the nerve endings necessary for hearing.

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cochlea

Part of the inner ear concerned with hearing: a canal coiled like a snail’s shell and linked to the acoustic nerve.

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Noun

cochlea - 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

tube-shaped structure, tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

basilar membrane - a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti

inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

modiolus - the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea

organ of Corti - the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

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cochlea

[ˈkɒklɪə] N (cochleae (pl)) [ˈkɒklɪiː] → cóclea f, caracol m óseo

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cochlea

[ˈkɒkliə] n → limaçon m, cochlée f

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cochlea

[ˈkɒklɪə] n (cochleae (pl)) [ˈkɒklɪˌiː] (Anat) → coclea

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coch·lea

n. cóclea, parte del oído interno en forma de caracol.

cochlea

n (pl -leae) cóclea

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In order for mammals to hear, sound vibrations travel through a hollow, snail shell-looking structure called the cochlea. Lining the inside of the cochlea are two types of sound-detecting cells, inner and outer hair cells, which convey sound information to the brain.

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However, the physiological expression patterns of LaminB1 in the developing cochlea were less known.

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We have discovered that a tiny structure in the cochlea known as the tectorial membrane plays an important role in this process, by acting as a storage depot for calcium ions.

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The TV, cochlear volume, and radiation dose to the cochlea of patients with deteriorated hearing and of those with preserved hearing are listed for comparison in [Table 4].{Table 3}{Figure 1}{Table 4}

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Pneumolabyrinth is defined as the presence of air within the inner ear including cochlea, vestibule or semicircular canals.

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Cochlea works as a frequency detector with the help of inner and outer ear hair cells.

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* Conductive--in which sound cannot reach the inner ear, or cochlea, because of defects in the eardrum or the three tiny bones that connect it with the cochlea.

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Egypt launched its Egypt Cochlea 2018 conference Thursday, which is the biggest cochlear implant conference in the Middle East.

About 7,000 Egyptian children need cochlear implant surgery annually: El Shazly

During a brief postnatal period around the hearing onset, the structure and function of the cochlea and central auditory system undergo marked changes [3-5].

Specific Influences of Early Acoustic Environments on Cochlear Hair Cells in Postnatal Mice

Jo Milne, who was born deaf but received cochlea implants in 2014, became a mum on Saturday as her baby boy arrived six weeks early.