organ of Corti

noun

Part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

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Meanings

nounorgan of Corti (plural organs of Corti)

plural organs of Corti · alternative obsolete Corti's organ

  1. anatomyPart of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Origin

Named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti (1822–1876).

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Translations

Hungarian Corti-féle szerv
  • Corti-féle szervpart of the cochlea in the inner ear
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