cochlea

1. 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.

   高等脊椎动物内耳中复杂、螺旋状卷曲的锥形腔体,内含柯蒂氏器,能将声波转换为神经冲动。

2. 2.

   A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.

   螺旋形贝壳,尤指蜗牛的壳。

螺旋形贝壳,尤指蜗牛的壳。；蜗；[医] (耳)蜗

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