Modiolus

[mәu'daiәlәs]

Definition

(noun.) the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea.

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Definition

(n.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.

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Definition

n. the central stem round which wind the passages of the cochlea of the internal ear.—adjs. Modī′olar Modī′oliform.

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