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Cochlear vs Cochlea - What's the difference?

cochlear | cochlea |

Cochlea is a derived term of cochlear.



In anatomy terms the difference between cochlear and cochlea

is that cochlear is of or pertaining to the cochlea while cochlea is the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.

As an adjective cochlear

is of or pertaining to the cochlea.

As a noun cochlea is

the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.

cochlear

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to 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