cochlea

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Schnecke

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Cochlea

Hörschnecke

Kochlea

Ohrschnecke

Innenohrschnecke

Synonyme

clam

mussel

scallop

screw

shellfish

snail

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escallop

scollop

shell stitch

acoustic labyrinth

Übersetzungen

cochlée

coclea

limaçon

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κοχλίας

cóclea

còclea

cóclea

caracol

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caracol

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koklea

caragol

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hélix

chiocciola

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cochlea

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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