cochlear microphonic


microphonic

 [mi″kro-fon´ik] 1. serving to amplify sound.2. cochlear microphonic.cochlear microphonic any of the electrical potentials generated in the hair cells of the organ of Corti in response to acoustic stimulation.

coch·lear mic·ro·phonic

(kok'lē-ar mī-krō-fon'ik), bioelectric potentials produced by the hair cells of the organ of Corti in response to sound that faithfully represent the frequency and intensity of the acoustic stimulation. Synonym(s): cochlear potential, Wever-Bray phenomenon