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tube-shaped structure vs cochlea

cochlea vs tube-shaped structure

tube-shaped structure and cochlea both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube-shaped structure Yes No No No
cochlea Yes No No No
As nouns, cochlea is a hyponym of tube-shaped structure; that is, cochlea is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube-shaped structure:
  • tube-shaped structure: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
  • cochlea: 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
Other hyponyms of tube-shaped structure include tubule, salpinx, vas, vessel.
tube-shaped structure (noun) cochlea (noun)
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure 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
Difference between tube-shaped structure and cochlea

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