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modiolus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun modiolus has 1 sense
- modiolus(n = noun.body) - the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea; is a kind of bone, os
is a part of cochlea
CIDE DICTIONARY
modiolus, n. [L., a small measure.].
The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear. [1913 Webster]
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