English Dictionary

cochlea

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

noun

(anatomy) 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.

The cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity in the inner ear.

意味（1）

(anatomy) 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.

意味（2）

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