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organ of Corti

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: organ of hearing

History

Etymology

Named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti (1822–1876).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: Corti-féle szerv — part of the cochlea in the inner ear
  • Northern Kurdish: endamê Corti — part of the cochlea in the inner ear