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noun
The central core of the cochlea
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bone, os
History
From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).
Across languages
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