Etymology

modiolus

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Today it means: The central core of the cochlea Full definition →

Latin modiolus
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  1. Latin · derived frommodiolus“wheel's hub”
  2. English todaymodiolus

From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).

Words from the same roots

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