cochlea
cochlea 英 [ˈkɒkliə] 美 [ˈkoʊkliə]
n. [解剖] 耳蜗
名词复数:cochleas
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- n. [解剖] 耳蜗
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1. They are thought to be produced by the motion of hair cells within the outer part of the cochlea.
一般认为,这种声音来自位于耳蜗外面部分的听毛细胞的运动。
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2. The cochlea in the ear converts sound waves to electrical impulses that the brain processes as sound.
耳朵中的耳蜗将声波转换成大脑可以处理的神经电脉冲,从而产生听觉。
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3. The loss of these minute hairs in the cochlea, or the nerves that control them, is the most common cause of deafness, and mammals are unable to regenerate them.
耳蜗中缺少这种细小毛发或控制毛发的神经是耳聋的最常见诱因。 哺乳动物自身无法再生这种毛发。
- cochlea (n.) "spiral cavity of the inner ear of most vertebrate animals," 1680s, from Latin cochlea "snail shell," from Greek kokhlias "snail, screw," etc., from kokhlos "shell-fish with a spiral shell, sea-snail, land-snail," which is perhaps related to konkhos "mussel, conch." Related: Cochlear.
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