Cochlear
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Cochlear, the adjective form of cochlea
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Cochlea
The cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus....
, may refer to:
- Cochlear implantCochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing...
, a sensory aid for the deaf - Cochlear nucleiCochlear nucleiThe cochlear nuclei are two heterogeneous collections of neurons in the mammalian brainstem that receive input from the cochlear nerve, which carry sound information from the cochleae...
, the ventral cochlear nucleus and the dorsal (or lateral) cochlear nucleus - Vestibular-cochlear or Vestibulocochlear nerveVestibulocochlear nerveThe vestibulocochlear nerve is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium information from the inner ear to the brain...
, the eighth cranial nerve - Cochlear nerveCochlear nerveThe cochlear nerve is a nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain...
, a division of the eighth cranial nerve - Cochlear aqueduct, or aqueduct of cochleaAqueduct of cochleaMedial to the opening for the carotid canal and close to its posterior border, in front of the jugular fossa, is a triangular depression; at the apex of this is a small opening, the aquaeductus cochleae , which lodges a tubular prolongation of the dura mater establishing a communication between the...
, a communication between the perilymphatic space and the subarachnoid space - Cochlear artery, a division of the internal auditory artery
- CochleaCochleaThe cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus....
, part of the Labyrinth (inner ear) - Cochlear duct, also known as the scala mediaScala mediaThe cochlear duct is an endolymph filled cavity inside the cochlea, located in between the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli, separated by the basilar membrane and Reissner's membrane respectively....
, the endolymph-filled part of the cochlea - Cochlear, an alternate term for the spoon (liturgy)Spoon (liturgy)The Spoon is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite...
used in the Eastern Orthodox Church in serving the sacramental wine, sometimes with a particle of the sacramental bread - The spoon-like tip of the scape found on the epigyneEpigyneThe epigyne or epigynum is the external genital structure of female spiders. As the epigyne varies greatly in form in different species, even in closely related ones, it often provides the most distinctive characteristic for recognizing species...
of some female spiders - Cochlear LimitedCochlear LimitedCochlear Limited is an Australian company that designs, manufactures and sells the Nucleus Cochlear implant along with the Bone Conduction Hearing Solution Baha osseointegrated bone conduction implant, with an estimated 250 000 cochlear implant/Baha recipients receiving a Cochlear Limited product...
, manufacturer of Nucleus Cochlear ImplantCochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing...