cochlea

Significat (Anglès)

1. The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
2. A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.

Conceptes

còclea

caragol

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Sinònims

clam

mussel

scallop

screw

shellfish

snail

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escallop

scollop

shell stitch

acoustic labyrinth

Traduccions

cochlée

Schnecke

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coclea

limaçon

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κοχλίας

cóclea

cóclea

caracol

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Hörschnecke

Cochlea

Kochlea

Ohrschnecke

caracol

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koklea

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Latin cochlea (“a snail”), from Ancient Greek κόχλιας (kókhlias, “a snail with a spiral shell”).