📖 Definitions of "Modiolus"
noun
- 1
The central core of the cochlea
- 2
A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Modiolus"
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| centrocoelnoun | The cavernous marrow cavity inside the centrum of a vertebra |
| endolymphnoun | (anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. |
| perilymphnoun | An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea. |
| midventriclenoun | The middle of a ventricle |
| mesocoelnoun | (anatomy) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter |
| inner earnoun | (anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance. |
| midlobenoun | The middle part of a lobe |
| medullary raynoun | (botany) any of the bands of cells in various trees extending across the wood from the pith to the bark |
| intercentrumnoun | (anatomy) The median of the three elements composing the centra of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians. |
| midheadnoun | The middle part of the head. |
| inferior colliculusnoun | The nucleus just caudal to the superior colliculus, which is involved in the relay of auditory information. |
| vermisnoun | (anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception. |
| intermediolateral nucleusnoun | (anatomy) A region of grey matter found in Rexed lamina VII of the spinal column. |
| medullanoun | (anatomy) The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones. |
| myelonnoun | (anatomy, archaic) The spinal cord. |
| midcirclenoun | The middle of a circle. |
| midregionnoun | (biology) The middle of a region. |
| pithnoun | (figurative) The central or innermost part of something; the core, the heart. |
| internal earnoun | (anatomy) The inner ear. |
| corenoun | In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things. |
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