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Webster 1913 Edition

Modiolus

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Mo-di′o-lus

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Noun.

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pl.

Modioli

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[L., a small measure.]

(Anat.)

The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.

Definition 2024

modiolus

modiolus

English

Noun

modiolus ‎(plural modioli)

(anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
(anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue