cóclea

Meaning

cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

Concepts

cochlea

Synonyms

caracol

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Cóclea

Translations

cochlée

cóclea

còclea

κοχλίας

coclea

Hörschnecke

caracol

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chiocciola

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coclea

caragol

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koklea

Schnecke

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Cochlea

Ohrschnecke

Innenohrschnecke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cochlea

In summary

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).