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modiolus /mo·di·o·lus/ (mo-di´o-lus) the central pillar or columella of the cochlea.
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Modiolus in a cross-section through the axis of the cochlea.

mo·di·o·lus (m-d-ls)
n. pl. mo·di·o·li (-l)
The central conical bony core of the cochlea of the ear.

modiolus,
a central column of bone around which the cochlea twists. Also called lamina of modiolus, spiral lamina.

modiolus [mo-di´o-lus]
the central pillar or columella of the cochlea.

modiolus (mōdē´ōlus),
n a point distal to the corner of the oral cavity where several muscles of facial expression converge.

modiolus
the central pillar or columella of the cochlea.


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