ORGAN OF CORTI


Meaning of ORGAN OF CORTI in English

/kawr"tee/

Anat., Zool. a structure in the cochlea of a mammal, consisting of hair cells that serve as receptors for auditory stimuli.

[ 1880-85; named after A CORTI ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .