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cochlea

la cóclea

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cochlea(

kak

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la cóclea

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The damage to the cochlea was due to prolonged excessive noise.El daño sufrido por la cóclea se debió a la exposición prolongada a niveles excesivos de ruido.

b. el caracol óseo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A small tumor was found on the auditory nerve, next to the cochlea.Se encontró un pequeño tumor en el nervio auditivo, junto al caracol óseo.

cochlea [ˈkɒklɪə]

noun

cochleae (plural) [ˈkɒklɪiː] cóclea (f); caracol (m) óseo

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