Definition of cochlea in English:

cochlea

nounPlural cochleae ˈkɒklɪə

The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Example sentencesExamples
- By completely bypassing the damaged part of the cochlea, the cochlear implant uses its own electrical signals to stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the person to hear.
- In man, the cochlea and the organ of Corti follow a spiral course of two and one half turns.
- This measures the responses the cochlea makes to sounds produced by a probe placed in the outer ear.
- In the cochlea in the inner ear, the vibrations are changed into electric signals that move along the nerves to the brain.
- The inner ear includes the cochlea, the hearing organ, and the semicircular canals and otolith organs, the sense organs of balance.

Derivatives

cochlear

adjective ˈkɒklɪə

A device called a cochlear implant can be surgically inserted in the inner ear of children as young as 12 months of age to stimulate hearing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sensorineural hearing loss indicates a disease or abnormality of the inner ear or cochlear portion of the eighth cranial nerve.
- When a hearing aid does not give sufficient amplification, as with profound deafness, a cochlear implant may help.
- No significant cochlear impairment was noticed in metabolically well-controlled diabetic patients in comparison to controls.
- The presence of tinnitus often heralds a cochlear hearing loss.

Origin

Mid 16th century (used to denote spiral objects): from Latin, 'snail shell or screw', from Greek kokhlias. The current sense dates from the late 17th century.

Definition of cochlea in US English:

cochlea

noun

The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Example sentencesExamples
- This measures the responses the cochlea makes to sounds produced by a probe placed in the outer ear.
- By completely bypassing the damaged part of the cochlea, the cochlear implant uses its own electrical signals to stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the person to hear.
- The inner ear includes the cochlea, the hearing organ, and the semicircular canals and otolith organs, the sense organs of balance.
- In man, the cochlea and the organ of Corti follow a spiral course of two and one half turns.
- In the cochlea in the inner ear, the vibrations are changed into electric signals that move along the nerves to the brain.

Origin

Mid 16th century (used to denote spiral objects): from Latin, ‘snail shell or screw’, from Greek kokhlias. The current sense dates from the late 17th century.

单词	cochlea
释义	Definition of cochlea in English: cochlea nounPlural cochleae ˈkɒklɪə The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations. Example sentencesExamples By completely bypassing the damaged part of the cochlea, the cochlear implant uses its own electrical signals to stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the person to hear. In man, the cochlea and the organ of Corti follow a spiral course of two and one half turns. This measures the responses the cochlea makes to sounds produced by a probe placed in the outer ear. In the cochlea in the inner ear, the vibrations are changed into electric signals that move along the nerves to the brain. The inner ear includes the cochlea, the hearing organ, and the semicircular canals and otolith organs, the sense organs of balance. Derivatives cochlear adjective ˈkɒklɪə A device called a cochlear implant can be surgically inserted in the inner ear of children as young as 12 months of age to stimulate hearing. Example sentencesExamples Sensorineural hearing loss indicates a disease or abnormality of the inner ear or cochlear portion of the eighth cranial nerve. When a hearing aid does not give sufficient amplification, as with profound deafness, a cochlear implant may help. No significant cochlear impairment was noticed in metabolically well-controlled diabetic patients in comparison to controls. The presence of tinnitus often heralds a cochlear hearing loss. Origin Mid 16th century (used to denote spiral objects): from Latin, 'snail shell or screw', from Greek kokhlias. The current sense dates from the late 17th century. Definition of cochlea in US English: cochlea noun The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations. Example sentencesExamples This measures the responses the cochlea makes to sounds produced by a probe placed in the outer ear. By completely bypassing the damaged part of the cochlea, the cochlear implant uses its own electrical signals to stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the person to hear. The inner ear includes the cochlea, the hearing organ, and the semicircular canals and otolith organs, the sense organs of balance. In man, the cochlea and the organ of Corti follow a spiral course of two and one half turns. In the cochlea in the inner ear, the vibrations are changed into electric signals that move along the nerves to the brain. Origin Mid 16th century (used to denote spiral objects): from Latin, ‘snail shell or screw’, from Greek kokhlias. The current sense dates from the late 17th century.
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