■ noun Anatomy a structure in the cochlea of the inner ear which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Origin
C19: named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti .
■ noun Anatomy a structure in the cochlea of the inner ear which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Origin
C19: named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004