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organ of Corti

organ of Corti noun: part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Noun

organ of Corti (plural organs of Corti)

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

organ of Corti meaning in Tamil

organ of Corti in Tamil

கோட்டியினுறுப்பு

Forms of organ of Corti

pluralorgans of Corti
alternative form (obsolete)Corti's organ

Origin of organ of Corti

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

Questions about organ of Corti

What does organ of Corti mean?
Organ of Corti means part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.
What is organ of Corti in Tamil?
Organ of Corti in Tamil is கோட்டியினுறுப்பு. See Organ of Corti meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is organ of Corti?
Organ of Corti is a noun.
What is the plural of organ of Corti?
The plural of organ of Corti is organs of Corti.

Words near organ of Corti in the dictionary

  1. organ harvesting
  2. organ loft
  3. organ lofts
  4. organ of Berlese
  5. organ of Chievitz
  6. organ of Corti
  7. organ of elimination
  8. organ of Rosenmüller
  9. organ of state
  10. organ of Tömösváry
  11. organ of Zuckerkandl

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