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Cochlea vs Modiolus - What's the difference?

cochlea | modiolus |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between cochlea and modiolus

is that cochlea is (anatomy) the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses while modiolus is (anatomy) a chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue.

As nouns the difference between cochlea and modiolus

is that cochlea is (anatomy) the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses while modiolus is (anatomy) the central core of the cochlea.

cochlea

English

(wikipedia cochlea)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.

    • Derived terms

    * cochlear

    modiolus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia modiolus) (modioli)
  • (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
  • (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue