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COCHLEAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the cochlea of the ear
Example:
cochlear implant
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cochlea (the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti)
Context examples:
The organs involved with detecting and processing auditory information, including the pinna, external auditory canal, ear drum, middle ear, and inner ear (including the cochlear organ).
(Auditory System, NCI Thesaurus)
Finally, the scientists found FOXO3 in cochlear hair cells from a human cadaver, supporting the idea that it may also play a role in human hearing.
(Protein involved in hearing loss recovery, NIH)
The cochlear part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE).
(Cochlear Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Located at the brainstem, this sensory organ receives auditory signals from the cochlear auditory nerve fibers.
(Cochlear Nucleus, NCI Thesaurus)
