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Cochlea

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coch=le=a

CIDE DICTIONARY

Cochlean. [L., a snail, or snail shell, Gr. kochli`as a snail, fr. ko`chlos a shellfish with a spiral shell.].
     An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Cochlea, n. (pl. cochleae) the spiral cavity of the internal ear.

Derivative
cochlear adj.
Etymology
L, = snail-shell, f. Gk kokhlias

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