modiolus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The central core of the cochlea
  2. A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue

Word forms

modiolus modioli

Etymology

From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).

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