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modiolus

[mo-di´o-lus]

the central pillar or columella of the cochlea.

mo·di·o·lus

, pl.

mo·di·o·li

(mō-dī'ō-lŭs, -ō-lī), Avoid the mispronunciation mo-dē-ō'lus.

1. The conic central core of spongy bone about which the spiral canal of the modiolus turns.

2. Synonym(s): modiolus of angle of mouth

[L., the nave of a wheel]

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modiolus

(mō-dī′ə-ləs)

n. pl. modio·li (-lī′)

The central, conical, bony core of the cochlea.

mo·di·o·lus

, pl. modioli (mō-dī'ō-lŭs, -lī)

1. The central cone-shaped core of spongy bone about which the spiral canal of the cochlea turns.

2. Synonym(s): modiolus labii.

[L., the nave of a wheel]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

mo·di·o·lus

, pl. modioli (mō-dī'ō-lŭs, -lī)

The central cone-shaped core of spongy bone about which the spiral canal of the cochlea turns.

[L., the nave of a wheel]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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Biocenosis of benthic community in Guerrero Negro Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico: spatio-temporal characterization

A comparison of relative growth in Cerastoderma (cardium) edule, Modiolus modiolus y Mytilus edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia).

Esfuerzo reproductivo, indice de engorde y rendimiento de Arca zebra (Filibranchia: Arcidae) por talla y su asociacion con variables ambientales, Sucre, Venezuela

57 of 313 (18.2%) inner ear malformations showed malformations of cochlea and in 25 of 313 (7.9%) inner ear malformations modiolus was found to be malformed.

Radiological assessment of the Indian children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss

Type II--a cochlea with a normal basal turn and basal modiolus while the second and apical turns form a cystic space which lacks interscalar septae; the vestibule is minimally dilated; enlargement of the endolymphatic duct and sac is present.

Inner ear malformations in siblings presenting with vestibular symptoms in early childhood

According to Heller's revision (1993), occasional hermaphrodites have been found in families such as Arcidae (genus Anadara), Unionidae (e.g., Anodonta), Mytilidae (Perna, Modiolus and Mytilus), Myidae (Mya), Pectinidae (Placopecten), and Mactridae (Spisula), and at least in unionids occasional hermaphroditism has been associated with trematode parasitism.

Hermaphroditism among dioecious Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) (Mollusca, Psammobiidae) and Iphigenia brasiliana (Lamarck, 1818) (Mollusca, Donacidae) on the Cachoeira River Estuary, Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil/Hermafroditismo nos moluscos dioicos Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) (Mollusca, Psammobiidae) e Iphigenia brasiliana (Lamarck, 1818) (Mollusca, Donacidae) na regiao estuarina do Rio Cachoeira, Ilheus, Bahia, Brasil

From a total of 14 geological sediment provinces recognized in the Bay of Fundy only five: sand with bioherms, gravel/cobble, gravel/scallop bed, mottled gravel and glacio-marine mud were found to have significant populations of the horse mussel, Modiolus modiolus.

A model of horse mussel reef formation in the Bay of Fundy based on population growth and geological processes

The 332km2 Modiolus exploration 3D seismic survey was acquired to the west of the permit.

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Another species that helps define the dissimilarity between disturbed and undisturbed areas at deep sites is the horse mussel Modiolus modiolus, which is a long-lived, thin-shelled bivalve that is known to be sensitive to bottom fishing (Bradshaw et al., 2002; Collie et al., 2005).

Changes in a benthic megafaunal community due to disturbance from bottom fishing and the establishment of a fishery closure

rhizophorae, de 2344,553g/[m.sup.2]/ano, es muy superior a las reportadas para otras especies de bivalvos que habitan en comunidades someras de macrofitas en areas cercanas del Golfo de Cariaco, tales como Modiolus squamosus (9,16g/ [m.sup.2]/ano; Prieto et al., 1985) y Chione cancellata (17,30g/ [m.sup.2]/ano; Prieto et al., 1998), las cuales son especies de mayor longevidad y que viven en ecosistemas mas estables.

Biomass production potential in a natural population of the oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae in Laguna Grande de Obispo; Cariaco Gulf; Venezuela/Potencial de produccion de biomasa en una poblacion natural de la ostra Crassostrea rhizophorae, en la Laguna Grande de Obispo, Golfo de Cariago, Venezuela/Potencial de producao de biomassa na populacao natural da ostra Crassostrea rhizophorae, na Lagoa Grande de Obispo, Golfo de Cariago, Venezuela

Another study described the results of implanting six electrodes into the modiolus of the cochlea in a patient with complete perceptive deafness [7-8].

Personal reflections on the multichannel cochlear implant and a view of the future

Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 Subgenus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 Modiolus (Modiolus) fountainensis Weller, 1916 (Fig.