organ of Corti love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A specialized structure located on the inner surface of the basilar membrane of the cochlea containing hair cells that transmit sound vibrations to the nerve fibers.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Alfonso Corti, (1822–1888), Italian anatomist.]

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