Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cochlea | Yes | No | No | No |
basilar membrane | Yes | No | No | No |
cochlea (noun) | basilar membrane (noun) |
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the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti | a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |