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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
  1. n. the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea

  2. [also: modioli (pl)]

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