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Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea
Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea

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Cochlea  

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  • diseases = COCHLEAR DISEASES

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  • The part of the inner ear (LABYRINTH) that is concerned with hearing. It forms the anterior part of the labyrinth, as a snail-like structure that is situated almost horizontally anterior to the VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003051

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