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cochlea (kŏk`lēə): see ear ear, organ of hearing and equilibrium. The human ear consists of outer, middle, and inner parts. The outer ear is the visible portion; it includes the skin-covered flap of cartilage known as the auricle, or pinna, and the opening (auditory canal) leading to the ..... Click the link for more information. . cochlea the spiral tube, shaped like a snail's shell, that forms part of the internal ear, converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses cochlea [′kōk·lē·ə] (anatomy) The snail-shaped canal of the mammalian inner ear; it is divided into three channels and contains the essential organs of hearing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One of the things we know about free radicals is that regardless of how they are formed, the type of injury they cause conforms to histologic findings seen in aminoglycoside-injured cochleae. 106) The neuroprotective effects of caroverine were confirmed in a study by Ehrenberger and Felix, who demonstrated that caroverine can depress the activity of glutamate receptors in the cochleae of guinea pigs. Most investigators believe that otoacoustic emissions--whether they be spontaneous, product distortion, or evoked--are present in healthy cochleae. |
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