cochlea
1. [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) 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
Related terms: tube inner_ear organ_of_Corti modiolus basilar_membrane
Similar spelling:   coucal
  Cokley
  Cogley
  coggle
  cockle
  coccal
  Coghill
  Cochell
  Coakley