cochlea

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

coclea

chiocciola

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tromba di eustachio

sinonimi

clam

mussel

scallop

screw

shellfish

snail

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escallop

scollop

shell stitch

acoustic labyrinth

Traduzioni

cochlée

Schnecke

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limaçon

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cóclea

cóclea

κοχλίας

còclea

Hörschnecke

Cochlea

caracol

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caracol

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Kochlea

Ohrschnecke

cochlea

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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