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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
. Definition 2024
cochlea
cochlea
English
Noun
cochlea (plural cochleas or cochleae)
- (anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
Derived terms
Translations
the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.kʰle.a/, [ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]
Noun
cochlea f (genitive cochleae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cochlea | cochleae |
| genitive | cochleae | cochleārum |
| dative | cochleae | cochleīs |
| accusative | cochleam | cochleās |
| ablative | cochleā | cochleīs |
| vocative | cochlea | cochleae |
Derived terms
Descendants
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References
- cochlea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- COCHLEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cochlea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.