cochlearadj.

/ˈkɒkliːə/

Etymology: < Latin type *cochleāris pertaining to a cochlea , actually occurring only as the neuter noun coc(h)leār or coc(h)leāre a spoon, whence sense 2. Compare French cochléaire.

1. Physiology. Pertaining to the cochlea.

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1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 572 The cochlear branch [Fr. la branche limacienne] of the acoustic nerve.

1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 126 The cochlear canal starts at the outer and lower corner of the vestibule.

2. Botany. In cochlear aestivation, a form of imbricated æstivation, in which one petal being larger than the others, and hollowed like a helmet or bowl, covers all the others.

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1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 376.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 220 A form of æstivation..to which the name cochlear has been given.

Draft additions January 2018

cochlear implant n. an electronic device connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea or middle ear, used to enable a person with sensorineural deafness to perceive sounds. Cf. telecoil n.

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1967 AORN Jrnl. 6 iv. 107/1 A cochlear implant to enable the deaf to hear is now going through an investigational and experimental stage.

1993 Chicago Tribune 13 Apr. i. 4/1 By using an artificial ear called a cochlear implant..the scientists at Indiana University..activated some of those disconnected nerve pathways, enabling rough sounds of the human voice to reach the brain.

2014 Guardian 11 Aug. 21/1 After living most of his life with severe hearing problems, John Cradden grabbed the chance to be fitted with a cochlear implant, or ‘bionic ear’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	cochlear
释义	cochlearadj. /ˈkɒkliːə/ Etymology: < Latin type cochleāris pertaining to a cochlea* , actually occurring only as the neuter noun coc(h)leār or coc(h)leāre a spoon, whence sense 2. Compare French cochléaire. 1. Physiology. Pertaining to the cochlea. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [adjective] > cochlea periwinkling1607 cochlear1828 1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 572 The cochlear branch [Fr. la branche limacienne] of the acoustic nerve. 1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 126 The cochlear canal starts at the outer and lower corner of the vestibule. 2. Botany. In cochlear aestivation, a form of imbricated æstivation, in which one petal being larger than the others, and hollowed like a helmet or bowl, covers all the others. ΚΠ 1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 376. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 220 A form of æstivation..to which the name cochlear has been given. Draft additions January 2018 cochlear implant n. an electronic device connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea or middle ear, used to enable a person with sensorineural deafness to perceive sounds. Cf. telecoil n. ΚΠ 1967 AORN Jrnl. 6 iv. 107/1 A cochlear implant to enable the deaf to hear is now going through an investigational and experimental stage. 1993 Chicago Tribune 13 Apr. i. 4/1 By using an artificial ear called a cochlear implant..the scientists at Indiana University..activated some of those disconnected nerve pathways, enabling rough sounds of the human voice to reach the brain. 2014 Guardian 11 Aug. 21/1 After living most of his life with severe hearing problems, John Cradden grabbed the chance to be fitted with a cochlear implant, or ‘bionic ear’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1828
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