cochlea

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

cóclea

caracol

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caracol del oído

coclea

Sinónimos

clam

mussel

scallop

screw

shellfish

snail

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escallop

scollop

shell stitch

acoustic labyrinth

Traducciones

cochlée

Schnecke

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coclea

limaçon

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κοχλίας

còclea

cóclea

Hörschnecke

Cochlea

Ohrschnecke

Kochlea

caracol

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koklea

caragol

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

Etimología (Inglés)

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