cochlea
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- tube-shaped structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- inner ear part holonym
- basilar membrane part meronym
- modiolus part meronym
- organ of Corti part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | inner ear |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | basilar membrane |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | modiolus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | organ of Corti |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tube-shaped structure |