spiral ganglion
English
Noun
spiral ganglion (plural spiral ganglia)
- (neuroanatomy) A mass of bipolar cell bodies occurring in the modiolus of the organ of Corti and giving off axons which comprise the cochlear nerve.
- Synonym: cochlear ganglion
Translations
mass of bipolar cell bodies in the Corti organ
|
References
- “spiral ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.