spiral ganglion of cochlea

spiral ganglion of cochlea definition - medical

spiral ganglion of cochlea

noun
An elongated ganglion of bipolar sensory nerve cell bodies on the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the spiral canal of the modiolus. Also called Corti's ganglion.

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