The Collaborative International Dictionary
Modioli
Modiolus \Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. Modioli. [L., a small measure.] (Anat.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
WordNet
modiolus
n. the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
[also: modioli (pl)]
modioli
See modiolus