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The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
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modiolus
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Wikipedia
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The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea . It consists of spongy bone and the cochlea turns approximately 2.5 times around it. The spiral ganglion is situated inside it.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Modiolus \Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. Modioli . [L., a small measure.] (Anat.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
WordNet
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n. the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea [also: modioli (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) The central core of the cochlea 2 (context anatomy English) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue