cochlea (n)

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type n
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def 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
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Hypernym tube, tube-shaped structure
Part holonym inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth
Part meronym basilar membrane; modiolus; organ of Corti
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) cochlear → cochlea
Hyponym tube, tube-shaped structure
Part holonym basilar membrane; modiolus; organ of Corti
Part meronym inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth

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