(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cochlea.

(archaic, medicine) A spoon. / (archaic, medicine) A spoonful.

plural of cochleare

plural of cochlear implant

A surgically implanted electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.

(anatomy) The round window.

plural of cochlear window

(neuroanatomy) A nerve that arises in the spiral ganglion of the cochlea and carries auditory sensory information from the organ of Corti directly to the brain.

plural of cochlear nerve

(anatomy) The spirally arranged canal in the bony canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti, is triangular in cross section, and is bounded by the vestibular membrane above, by the periosteum-lined wall of the cochlea laterally, and by the basilar membrane below.