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[cochlea] The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea. It consists of spongy bone and the cochlea turns approximately 2.5 times around it. The spiral ganglion is situated inside it. ...
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[face] In facial anatomy, the modiolus is a chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue, located lateral and slightly superior to each angle of the mouth. It is important in moving the mouth, facial expression and in dentistry. It derives its motor nerve supply from the facial nerve, and its blood supply from labial branches o...
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[genus] Modiolus, the horsemussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. Species within the genus Modiolus include: ...
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• (n.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
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(from the article `ear, human`) ...to the shell of a snail and in fact takes its name from the Greek word for this object. The cochlea is a spiral tube that is coiled two and ...
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(mo-di´o-lәs) the central pillar or columella of the cochlea. Modiolus in a cross section through the axis of the cochlea.
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A catapult washer.
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Mo·di'o·lus noun ;
plural Modioli . [ Latin , a small measure.]
(Anat.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mō-dī′ō-lŭs, -ō-lī Definitions: 1. The conic central core of spongy bone about which the spiral canal of the modiolus turns. Synonyms: modiolus of angle of mouth
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n] - the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
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noun the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
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Latin a cylindrical borer with a serrated edge; hence, like a screw; the central stem of the bony cochlea.
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the central, conical axis of the cochlea of the ear.
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