cochlea

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  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.

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈkɒk.li.ə/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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

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