cochlea

n. 蜗 [医] (耳)蜗

发音

UK /ˈkɒk.li.ə/
其它
US /ˈkoʊ.kli.ə/
US /ˈkɑk.li.ə/

词形变化

cochleae 复数 cochleae cochleas cochleas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  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.

    耳蜗

    医学
  2. 2.

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

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

tube

部分词 2

modiolus organ of Corti

整体词 3

labyrinth inner ear internal ear

词源

Borrowed from Latin cochlea (“a snail”), from Ancient Greek κόχλιας (kókhlias, “a snail with a spiral shell”).

来源：wiktionary