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cochlea

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

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7
Starts with
C
Ends with
A
Contains
OC
Scrabble score
14

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noun

  1. 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

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