English Explanatory Dictionary

organ of Corti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Word forms

organ of Corti organs of Corti Corti's organ

Etymology

Named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti (1822–1876).

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