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Cochlea
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Coch′le-a
(kŏk′lē̍-ȧ)
, Noun.
[L., a snail, or snail shell, Gr.
κοχλίασ
a snail, fr. κόχλοσ
a shellfish with a spiral shell.] (Anat.)
An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See
Ear
.