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Cochleae: The plural of cochlea.
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–noun, plural coch·le·ae / ˈkÉ’k liËŒi , -liËŒaɪ , ˈkoÊŠ kliËŒi , â€kliËŒaɪ / show +spelled">Show Spelled
coch·le·a (k k l-, k kl-) n. pl. coch·le·ae (-l-, -l-) also coch·le·as. A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that resembles a snail shell and contains nerve ...
noun. the spiral-shaped part of the inner ear, containing the cochlear nerve endings
... is filled with fluid and is connected with the middle ear by two membrane-covered openings, the oval window (fenestra vestibuli) and the round window (fenestra cochleae).