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cochlea meaning in Sinhala

කර්ණශංඛය karṇaśaṁkhaya

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/US/ˈkoʊ.kli.ə/

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cochlea in Sinhala: කර්ණශංඛය (karṇaśaṁkhaya). In English, cochlea means the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.

Sinhala words for cochlea

Translations
කර්ණශංඛය karṇaśaṁkhaya

English meaning of cochlea

  1. noun The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
  2. noun A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.

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Questions about cochlea in Sinhala

What is the meaning of cochlea in Sinhala?
Cochlea in Sinhala is කර්ණශංඛය (karṇaśaṁkhaya).
cochlea යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Cochlea: කර්ණශංඛය (karṇaśaṁkhaya).
What does cochlea mean in English?
Cochlea means the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.

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