cochlea
/ˈkɒklɪə/noun
(pl. cochleae /-lɪiː/)
- the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations耳蜗。
派生词
cochlear
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (used to denote spiral objects such as a spiral staircase and an Archimedean screw)： from Latin, 'snail shell or screw', from Greek kokhlias. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.