Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cochlea | Yes | No | No | No |
labyrinth | Yes | No | No | No |
cochlea (noun) | labyrinth (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 | complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost |
a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium |